Sukta 97
कदू॒ न्व॑१स्याकृ॑त॒मिन्द्र॑स्यास्ति॒ पौंस्य॑म्। केनो॒ नु कं॒ श्रोम॑तेन॒ न शु॑श्रुवे ज॒नुषः॒ परि॑ वृत्र॒हा
kadū́ nv asyākṛ́tam índrasyā́sti paúṃsyam | kénó nu káṃ śrómatená ná śuśruve jánuṣaḥ pári vṛtrahā́
When, then, is there (made manifest) the deed of Indra—his manly might? By what report, pray, of whom is it not heard, that the Vr̥tra-slayer surpasses (all) from his very birth?
कब दिखाता है इंद्र का कमाल? उसकी ताकत कब सामने आती है? किसी ने कभी नहीं सुनना कि वो पैदाइशी दुश्मन मारता है? सब जानते हैं कि वो बड़ा है जन्म से ही।
Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (imported into AV 20): Indra-stotra tradition; specific r̥ṣi not determinable from excerpt alone.
Devata: Indra (Vr̥trahā)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class (verification needed).
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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