Mantra 1
Sukta 15
अभयम्। यत इन्द्र भयामहे ततो नो अभयं कृधि । मघवंछग्धि तव त्वं न ऊतिभिर्वि द्विषो वि मृधो जहि
abháyam | yátá índra bháyāmahe tátó no’bháyaṃ kr̥dhi | mághavan chágdhi táva tváṃ na ūtíbhir ví dvíṣo ví mŕ̥dho jahi
Fearlessness. From what, O Indra, we are afraid, from that do thou make us fearless. O bounteous one, smite: do thou, with thy succours for us, scatter the haters; scatter and slay the assaults.
Rishi: Atharvanic compiler-tradition; Indra hymn segment (ṛṣi not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (common AV protective meter; not strictly verified here)
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