Atharva Veda 20.28.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 2
Sukta 28
उद् गा आ॑ज॒दङ्गि॑रोभ्य आ॒विष्कृ॒ण्वन् गुहा॑ स॒तीः । अ॒र्वाञ्चं॑ नुनुदे व॒लम्
úd gā́ ā́jat áṅgirobhya āvíṣ-kṛṇvan gúhā satī́ḥ | arvā́ñcaṃ nunude válam
He drave the Cows forth for the Aṅgirases, making them manifest from caves wherein they lay; hitherward he thrust away the Vala.
इंद्र ने गायें गुफाओं से बाहर निकाली। अंगिरस रिशियों के लिए यह किया। गायें छुपी हुई थी, उन्हे साफ दिख दिया। वल को पीछे धकेल दिया।
Rishi: Ṛgvedic attribution (Aṅgiras/Indra-Vala mythic complex; AV 20 reuse)
Devata: Indra (with Aṅgirases as mythic beneficiaries)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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