Mantra 6
Sukta 8
बृहद्धि जालं बृहतः शक्रस्य वाजिनीवतः । तेन शत्रूनभि सर्वान् न्युऽब्ज यथा न मुच्यातै कतमश्चनैषाम्
br̥hád dhí jā́laṃ br̥hatáḥ śakrásya vājínīvataḥ | téna śátrūn abhí sárvān ní ubja yáthā ná mucyā́tai katamáś canáiṣām ||
For mighty is the net of great Śakra, the strong, the steed-possessing. Therewith press down all enemies against thee, so that not one of them, no single one, may be loosed.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (varies).
Devata: Indra (Śakra), with the Net as his weapon.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended cadence in the final pāda).
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