Sukta 22
उत्त॑र॒स्त्वमध॑रे ते स॒पत्ना॒ ये के च॑ राज॒न् प्रति॑शत्रवस्ते । ए॒क॒वृ॒ष इन्द्र॑सखा जिगी॒वां छ॑त्रूय॒तामा भ॑रा॒ भोज॑नानि
úttaras tvám ádhare te sapátnā yé ké ca rā́jan práti-śatravas te | éka-vṛ́ṣa índra-sakha jigīvā́n chatrūyatā́m ā́ bhara bhójanāni ||
Superior art thou; beneath thee are thy rivals—whoever, O King, are thine opposing foes. Sole Bull, Indra’s friend, victorious: bring hither the provisions of them that would play the enemy.
Superior eres tú; debajo de ti están tus rivales — quienesquiera que sean, oh Rey, tus enemigos que se te oponen. Toro único, amigo de Indra, victorioso: trae aquí las provisiones de quienes quieren hacer de enemigos.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Indra (as ally), royal power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (verification needed)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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