Mantra 12

Sukta 128

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्रादो दाशराज्ञे मानुषं वि गाहथाः । विरूपः सर्वस्मा आसीत् सह यक्षाय कल्पते

IAST Transliteration

yádíndrā́do dā́śarājñe mā́nuṣaṁ ví gā́hathāḥ | vírū́paḥ sárvasmā āsīt sáha yakṣā́ya kálpate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

If, O Indra, on that day in the battle of the Ten Kings thou didst plunge forth into the human fray—then was he made of distorted form for all to see: together with thee this (spell) is made ready for the Yakṣa.

Attribution

Rishi: Indra-stuti tradition (AV 20 largely RV-derived; specific r̥ṣi aligns with the RV source-hymn of this verse)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in AV 20 Indra collections; metrical confirmation depends on RV source mapping)

Mantra Rasa

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