Atharva Veda 5.2.7: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 7
Sukta 2
स्तु॒ष्व व॑र्ष्मन् पुरु॒वर्त्मा॑नं॒ समृभ्वा॑णमि॒नत॑ममा॒प्तमा॒प्त्याना॑म्। आ द॑र्शति॒ शव॑सा॒ भूर्यो॑जाः॒ प्र स॑क्षति प्रति॒मानं॑ पृथि॒व्याः
stuṣvá várṣman puruvártmānaṃ samṛ́bhvāṇam inátamam āptátamam āptyā́nām | ā́ darśati śávāsā bhū́ryojāḥ prá sákṣati pratímānaṃ pṛthivyā́ḥ ||
Praise thou, O Lofty Might, the Many-pathed, the well-accomplishing, the most impelling, the most surely-attained of all attainments. He shows himself forth with strength, rich in vigor; he prevails beyond the measure of the Earth.
Alaba, oh Potencia excelsa, al de muchos caminos, al que cumple bien, al más impelente, al más seguramente alcanzable de todos los logros. Se muestra con fuerza, rico en vigor; prevalece más allá de la medida de la Tierra.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Indra-stuti; specific r̥ṣi not marked in the supplied excerpt)
Devata: Indra (implicitly, by epithets of might and victory)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; verse-length and cadence consistent with AV anuṣṭubh usage)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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