Mantra 8
Sukta 8
यथेन्द्र उद्वाचनं लब्ध्वा चक्रे अधस्पदम्। कृण्वे३ऽहमधरांस्तथामूञ्छश्वतीभ्यः समाभ्यः
yáthéndra udvā́canam labdhvā́ cakré ádhaspadam | kṛṇvé ’hám ádharāṃs tathā́mū́ñ chāśvatī́bhyaḥ sámābhyaḥ
As Indra, having won the upraised word, established for them the nether place—so do I make those yonder ones inferior, for everlasting years, through all the seasons of time.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras (verify in anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra (paradigmatic); the ritual ‘I’ as empowered agent
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; verify)
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