Atharva Veda 20.72.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 2
Sukta 72
वि त्वा॑ ततस्रे मिथु॒ना अ॑व॒स्यवो॑ व्र॒जस्य॑ सा॒ता गव्य॑स्य निः॒सृजः॒ सक्ष॑न्त इन्द्र निः॒सृजः॑ । यद् ग॒व्यन्ता॒ द्वा जना॒ स्व॑१र्यन्ता॑ स॒मूह॑सि । आ॒विष्करि॑क्र॒द् वृष॑णं सचा॒भुवं॒ वज्र॑मिन्द्र सचा॒भुव॑म्
ví tvā tatasre mithunā́ avasyávo vrajásya sātā́ gavyásya niḥsṛ́jaḥ sákhante indra niḥsṛ́jaḥ | yád gavyántā dvā́ jánā svàryántā samū́hasi | āvíṣkari-krad vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ sacābhúvaṃ vájram indra sacābhúvam
Forth have they spread thee, in paired array, the seekers after aid—winners of the cattle-pen—releasers of kine: they prevail, O Indra, as releasers. When two peoples, seeking cattle, striving for the bright goal, thou bringest into encounter, then by thy might make manifest the Bull, the accompanying thunderbolt—O Indra, the accompanying bolt.
लोग इंद्र को आगे भेजते हैं जैसे दो-दो करके। वो गायों को पंजे से आज़ाद करते हैं। जब दो फौज लड़ती है गायों के लिए, तब इंद्र अपनी ताकत दिखाता है। उसका वज्र चमकता है और साथ देता है।
Rishi: RV-derived Indra material (Book 20 compilation).
Devata: Indra (with vajra as inseparable power)
Chandas: RV-style (likely Triṣṭubh); exact scansion depends on RV original
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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