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Sukta 71
अग्निः। परि॑ त्वाग्ने॒ पुरं॑ व॒यं विप्रं॑ सहस्य धीमहि । धृ॒षद् व॑र्णं दि॒वेदि॑वे ह॒न्तारं॑ भङ्गु॒राव॑तः
pári tvāgne púraṁ vayáṁ vípraṁ sahásya dhīmahi | dhṛṣád-varṇaṁ divé-dive hantā́raṁ bhaṅgurā́vataḥ ||
Round thee, O Agni, as a fortress, we establish the inspired, the mighty: of daring hue, day after day, the slayer of the assailant.
Agni. Rings um dich, o Agni, wie eine Festung, setzen wir den inspirierten, den mächtigen ein: von kühner Farbe, Tag um Tag, den Erschläger des Angreifers.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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