Sukta 20
इन्द्रो अङ्गं महद् भयमभी षदप चुच्यवत्। स हि स्थिरो विचर्षणिः
índro aṅgáṃ mahád bhayám abhí ṣád ápa cucyavat | sá hí sthiró vícarṣaṇiḥ
Indra, in truth, hath faced the mighty fear and thrust it clean away. For he is steadfast, ruling wide o’er men.
Rishi: RV-source tradition (to be confirmed per anukramaṇī).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: RV-derived metre (to be confirmed).
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