Mantra 8
Sukta 20
धीभिः कृतः प्र वदाति वाचमुद्धर्षय सत्वनामायुधानि । इन्द्रमेदी सत्वनो नि ह्वयस्व मित्रैरमित्राँ अव जङ्घनीहि
dhī́bhiḥ kr̥táḥ prá vadāti vā́cam úd-dharṣaya sátvanām ā́yudhāni | índram-edī sátvano ní hvayasva mitráir amítrā́n áva jaṅghanīhi ||
With hallowed thoughts, being duly fashioned, he speaketh forth the potent Word: rouse up the weapons of the warriors. O Indra-seeking champion, call Indra down; with friends strike down, yea trample under, the unfriendly foes.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/collective for saṅgrāmika hymns in AVŚ)
Devata: Indra (with vāc/āyudha as functional powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (battle-style); exact metrical classification may vary by pada-count in recensional analysis
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