Sukta 4
इन्द्रा॑सोमा दु॒ष्कृतो॑ व॒व्रे अ॒न्तर॑नारम्भ॒णे तम॑सि॒ प्र वि॑ध्यतम्। यतो॒ नैषां॒ पुन॒रेक॑श्च॒नोदय॒त् तद् वा॑मस्तु॒ सह॑से मन्यु॒मच्छवः॑
índrā́somā duṣkṛ́to vavré antár anārambhaṇé támasi prá vidhyatam | yáto náiṣāṁ púnar ékaś canód ayat tád vā́m astu sáhase manyumácchavaḥ ||
O Indra and Soma, pierce ye forth the evil-doer within the shut-in, supportless darkness—whence not even one of them may rise again. Let that be yours for might, O ye of wrathful splendour.
O Indra und Soma, durchbohrt den Übeltäter, der in der verschlossenen, haltlosen Finsternis verborgen ist; durchbohrt ihn so, dass nicht einmal einer von ihnen wieder aufstehe. Das sei euch zur Kraft, ihr von zornigem Glanz.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission of an Indra-Soma RV-type stanza cluster
Devata: Indra and Soma
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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