Sukta 20
यत् ते त॒नूष्वन॑ह्यन्त दे॒वा द्युरा॑जयो दे॒हिनः॑ । इन्द्रो॒ यच्चक्रे वर्म॒ तद॒स्मान् पा॑तु वि॒श्वतः॑
yát te tanū́ṣv anáhyanta devā́ dyurā́jayo dehínaḥ | índro yác cakré várma tád asmā́n pātu viśvátaḥ
What on thy bodies the Gods, the sky-swaying, bound fast for the embodied; what armour Indra forged—let that protect us from all sides.
देवताओं ने अपने शरीर पर कवच बांधे थे। वो आसमान वाले देवता थे और इंसानों के लिए यह किया। इंद्र ने भी एक कवच बनाया था। वो कवच मुझे चारों तरफ से बचाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra (as maker of armor) with the collective Devas
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two pādas with extended compounds)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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