Mantra 3
Sukta 12
युजे रथं गवेषणं हरिभ्यामुप ब्रह्माणि जुजुषाणमस्थुः । वि बाधिष्ट स्य रोदसी महित्वेन्द्रो वृत्राण्यप्रती जघन्वान्
yujé ráthaṃ gavéṣaṇaṃ háribhyām úpa bráhmāṇi jujuṣāṇám asthuḥ | ví bādhiṣṭa sya ródasī mahitvéndrò vṛtrā́ṇy apratī́ jaghánvān
To yoke the chariot, booty-seeking, with the two Bays, the prayers stood near him, gladly accepting. By his greatness he forced apart the two worlds: Indra, irresistible, having slain the Vṛtras.
Rishi: Rigvedic seer-tradition (source-hymn dependent)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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