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Sukta 5
अह॒न्नहिं॒ पर्व॑ते शिश्रिया॒णं त्वष्टा॑स्मै॒ वज्रं॑ स्व॒र्यं ऽ ततक्ष । वा॒श्रा इ॑व धे॒नवः॒ स्यन्द॑माना॒ अञ्जः॑ समु॒द्रमव॑ जग्मु॒रापः॑
ahán ahím párvate śiśriyāṇáṃ tváṣṭā́ asmai vájraṃ svárjyaṃ ’ tátakṣa | vāśrā́ iva dhenávaḥ syándamānā áñjaḥ samudrám áva jagmúr ā́paḥ
He smote the Serpent, couched upon the mountain; Tvaṣṭṛ for him wrought the thunderbolt, heaven-winning. Like lowing milch-cows, streaming forth, the Waters straightway went down unto the sea.
इंद्र ने उस साँप को मार डाला जो पहाड़ पर छुपा हुआ था। त्वष्टा ने इंद्र के लिए वज्र बनाया, जो आसमान तक पहुँचने की ताकत रखता था। पानी बिल्कुल गाय के दूध जैसा बहने लगा, और सीधा समुंदर में गिर गया।
Rishi: Traditionally Indraic/Angiras-type attribution for the inherited mythic verse (exact r̥ṣi per AV anukramaṇī for 2.5.6 to be verified).
Devata: Indra (with Tvaṣṭṛ as auxiliary divine agent); Waters (Āpaḥ) as the released healing power.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (to be metrically confirmed against pada lengths in AVŚ 2.5.6).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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