Atharva Veda 20.57.12: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 6, Sukta 57, Mantra 12
Sukta 57
दा॒ना मृ॒गो न वा॑र॒णः पु॑रु॒त्रा च॒रथं॑ दधे । नकि॑ष्ट्वा॒ नि य॑म॒दा सु॒ते ग॑मो म॒हांश्च॑र॒स्योज॑सा
dānā́ mṛgó ná vā́raṇaḥ purutrā́ cárathaṃ dadhe | nákiṣ ṭvā ní yamadā suté gamó mahā́ṃś cárasy ójasā ||
Bounteous, like a wild beast, like an elephant, he hath taken his ranging course in many a place. None may hold thee back in thy advance at the pressed (Soma): great thou roamest, by thy might.
इंद्र बड़ा उदत्त है, जैसे जंगल का जानवर या हाथी। वोह बहुत जगह घूमता है, कोई उस्से रोक नहीं सकता। सोमरस पीता है, तब उसकी शक्ति और बढ़ जाती है। वोह महान है, अपने बल पे चलता है, कोई उस्से रोक नहीं पाता।
Rishi: RV-source tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: RV-style (likely Triṣṭubh); AV 20 preserves ṛk material with original meters variably maintained.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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