Sukta 21
त्वं करञ्जमुत पर्णयं वधीस्तेजिष्ठयातिथिग्वस्य वर्तनी। त्वं शता वङ्गृदस्याभिनत् पुरोऽनानुदः परिषूता ऋजिश्वना
tváṃ karañjám utá párṇayaṃ vadhīs téjiṣṭhayā atithigvásya vartanī́ | tváṃ śatá vaṅgṛ́dasya abhinát púro ’nānudáḥ páriṣūtā ṛ́jiśvanā
Thou slewest Karañja and also Parṇaya with thy sharpest (force), upon the path of Atithigva. Thou didst shatter the hundreds of Vaṅgṛda’s forts, unyielding, though encompassed round about, with Ṛjiśvan (as ally).
Rishi: RV-derived Indra cycle seer (AV 20 anthology).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
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