Atharva Veda 20.126.6: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 126, Mantra 6
Sukta 126
न मत् स्त्री सु॑भ॒सत्त॑रा॒ न सु॒याशु॑तरा भुवत्। न मत् प्रति॑च्यवीयसी॒ न सक्थ्युद्य॑मीयसी॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
ná mat strī́ subhásattarā ná suyā́śutarā bhuvat | ná mat práti cyavīyasī́ ná sákthy udyamīyasī́ víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ
No woman shall be better seated than I, nor swifter in fair attainment. None shall outmove me in rivalry, none be more thigh-uplifted than I: Indra is superior unto all.
कोई औरत मुझसे ज़्यादा अच्छी नहीं बैठ सकती। न ही मुझसे ज़्यादा जल्दी कामयाब हो सकती है। कोई मुझे पीछे नहीं छोड़ सकता, कोई मुझसे ज़्यादा ताकत वाली नहीं हो सकती। सबसे ऊपर इंद्र है।
Rishi: AV 20 RV-derived stratum; specific r̥ṣi requires anukramaṇī.
Devata: Indra (as guarantor of superiority); implicit focus on female rivalries
Chandas: RV-like; exact meter requires scan.
Primary: vira
Secondary: shringara
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