Atharva Veda 5.21.11: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 11
Sukta 21
यू॒यमु॒ग्रा म॑रुतः पृश्निमातर॒ इन्द्रे॑ण यु॒जा प्र मृ॑णीत॒ शत्रू॑न्। सोमो॒ राजा॒ वरु॑णो॒ राजा॑ महादे॒व उ॒त मृ॒त्युरिन्द्रः॑
yūyám ugrā́ marutaḥ pṛśnimātara índreṇa yujā́ prá mṛṇīta śátrūn | sómo rā́jā váruṇo rā́jā mahādevá utá mṛtyúr índraḥ ||
Ye, fierce Maruts, children of Pṛśni, yoked in fellowship with Indra, smite forth and crush the foes. Soma is King, Varuṇa is King; and Mahādeva also—yea, Death (itself) is Indra.
हे उग्र मरुतो, पृश्नि-माता के पुत्रो! इन्द्र के साथ युग्म होकर, आगे बढ़कर शत्रुओं को रौंदो, कुचल दो। सोम राजा है, वरुण राजा है; और महादेव भी—हाँ, मृत्यु (स्वयं) इन्द्र है।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (hymn-level tradition; not securely determinable from the excerpt alone).
Devata: Maruts with Indra; extended sovereign powers (Soma, Varuṇa, Mahādeva, Mṛtyu).
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly triṣṭubh/jagatī-like cadence in martial invocations (needs pada-count verification).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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