Mantra 4
Sukta 30
दिवि न केतुरधि धायि हर्यतो विव्यचद् वज्रो हरितो न रंह्या । तुददहिं हरिशिप्रो य आयसः सहस्रशोका अभवद्धरिंभरः
diví ná ketúr ádhi dhāyi haryató vivyácad vájro hárito ná raṃhyā́ | tudád áhíṃ háriśipro yá āyasáḥ sahásraśokā abhavad hariṃbháraḥ ||
Like a banner in heaven was set the tawny one’s sign; the tawny thunderbolt flashed abroad like a racer. Thrusting at the Serpent, fair-lipped, that bolt of metal—thousand-flamed—became he who bears the Bays.
Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn lineage (to be confirmed).
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan aspect)
Chandas: RV meter class (likely Triṣṭubh; verify).
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