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Sukta 21
त्वं कर॑ञ्जमु॒त प॒र्णयं॑ वधी॒स्तेजि॑ष्ठयातिथि॒ग्वस्य॑ वर्त॒नी। त्वं श॒ता वङ्गृ॑दस्याभिन॒त् पुरो॑ऽनानु॒दः परि॑षूता ऋ॒जिश्व॑ना
tváṃ karañjám utá párṇayaṃ vadhīs téjiṣṭhayā atithigvásya vartanī́ | tváṃ śatá vaṅgṛ́dasya abhinát púro ’nānudáḥ páriṣūtā ṛ́jiśvanā
Thou slewest Karañja and also Parṇaya with thy sharpest (force), upon the path of Atithigva. Thou didst shatter the hundreds of Vaṅgṛda’s forts, unyielding, though encompassed round about, with Ṛjiśvan (as ally).
Indra ne Karanja aur Parnaya ko maara, bahut tej zor se. Yeh ladai Atithigva ke raaste mein hui. Indra ne Vangrda ki sau sau qile tod diye. Qile bahut mazboot the, chaaron taraf se ghire hue the, phir bhi tod diye. Rijishvan bhi Indra ke saath tha.
Rishi: RV-derived Indra cycle seer (AV 20 anthology).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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