Mantra 1
Sukta 34
यो जात एव प्रथमो मनस्वान् देवो देवान् क्रतुना पर्यभूषत्। यस्य शुष्माद् रोदसी अभ्यसेतां नृम्णस्य मह्ना स जनास इन्द्रः
yó jātá evá prathamó mánasvān devó devā́n krátunā paryábhūṣat | yásya śúṣmād ródasī abhý asetāṃ nṛmṇásya máhnā sá janāsa índraḥ ||
He who, born even at the first, the wise-hearted God, by force of counsel outshone the Gods; from whose impetuous might the two Worlds drew back in awe—by the greatness of heroic power, he, O men, is Indra.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Indra hymn material; AV 20 compilation).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
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