Mantra 18
Sukta 93
यो व्यतींरफाणयत् सुयुक्तां उप दाशुषे । तक्वो नेता तदिद् वपुरुपमा यो अमुच्यत
yó vyatī́ṃ raphā́ṇayat suyúktāṃ úpa dāśúṣe | takvó nétā tád íd vápur upamā́ yó amúcyata
Who drove the Vyatīs to flight, with well-yoked power, unto the liberal worshipper—Takva the leader: that verily is the peerless form of him who was loosed free.
Rishi: RV-style heroic narrative strata incorporated into AV 20; specific r̥ṣi attribution uncertain for this unit.
Devata: Indraic heroic power (implicit); possibly a named helper (Takva) as mythic agent.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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