Mantra 8
Sukta 107
त्वया वयं शाशद्महे रणेषु प्रपश्यन्तो युधेन्यानि भूरि । चोदयामि त आयुधा वचोभिः सं ते शिशामि ब्रह्मणा वयांसि
tváyā vayaṃ śā́śadmahe ráṇeṣu prapáśyanto yudhényāni bhū́ri | codáyāmi te ā́yudhā vácobhiḥ sáṃ te śiśāmi bráhmaṇā váyāṃsi ||
With thee we win in battles, looking forth and marking many a warlike enterprise. Thy weapons I incite with words; with holy prayer I whet for thee thy powers.
Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn attribution.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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