Sukta 137
तमिन्द्रं वाजयामसि महे वृत्राय हन्तवे । स वृषा वृषभो भुवत्
tám índraṁ vājayāmasi mahé vṛtrā́ya hántave | sá vṛ́ṣā vṛṣabhó bhuvat ||
That Indra we quicken unto victory, for the great deed—to smite Vṛtra. May he be the Bull, the bull-like conqueror.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic seer-tradition (per RV source).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (shorter, refrain-like)
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