Atharva Veda 20.128.12: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 128, Mantra 12
Sukta 128
यदि॑न्द्रा॒दो दा॑शरा॒ज्ञे मानु॑षं॒ वि गा॑हथाः । विरू॑पः॒ सर्व॑स्मा आसीत् सह य॒क्षाय॒ कल्प॑ते
yádíndrā́do dā́śarājñe mā́nuṣaṁ ví gā́hathāḥ | vírū́paḥ sárvasmā āsīt sáha yakṣā́ya kálpate ||
If, O Indra, on that day in the battle of the Ten Kings thou didst plunge forth into the human fray—then was he made of distorted form for all to see: together with thee this (spell) is made ready for the Yakṣa.
अगर उस दिन दस राजा के युद्ध में इंद्र ने लड़ाई में हिस्सा लिया था, तो उसका चेहरा बदल गया था। सब लोग देख सकते थे कि वो कैसा दिखता है। अब यह जादू यक्ष के लिए तैयार है, इंद्र के साथ।
Rishi: Indra-stuti tradition (AV 20 largely RV-derived; specific r̥ṣi aligns with the RV source-hymn of this verse)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in AV 20 Indra collections; metrical confirmation depends on RV source mapping)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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