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Sukta 19
नामा॑नि ते शतक्रतो॒ विश्वा॑भिर्गी॒र्भिरी॑महे । इन्द्रा॑भिमाति॒षाह्ये॑
nāmā́ni te śatakrato víśvābhir gīrbhír īmahe | índrā́bhimātiṣā́hye
Thy names, O Śatakratu, with all our hymns we here invoke—O Indra—for the overpowering of hostile onsets.
शतक्रतु, हम तुम्हारे सारे नाम गाके बुला रहे हैं। इंद्र, हम तुम्हे इसलिए बुला रहे हैं क्योंकि दुश्मन हमारे ऊपर टूटने वाला है और तुम उसे रोक सकते हो।
Rishi: Indra-stotra tradition (RV-derived); in AV 20 generally attributed to Rigvedic seers as per the borrowed hymn-source
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as in the RV source hymn-style)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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