Atharva Veda 20.73.6: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 73, Mantra 6
Sukta 73
यो वा॒चा विवा॑चो मृ॒ध्रवा॑चः पु॒रू स॒हस्राशि॑वा ज॒घान॑ । तत्त॒दिद॑स्य॒ पौंस्यं॑ गृणीमसि पि॒तेव॒ यस्तवि॑षीं वावृ॒धे शवः॑
yó vācā́ vivā́co mṛdhrá-vācaḥ purū́ sahásrāśīvā́ jaghā́na | tát tád íd asyá paúṃsyaṃ gṛṇīmasi pitā́va yás taviṣī́ṃ vāvṛdhé śávaḥ
Who with speech smote down the contentious, the hostile-tongued—many, though thousand-weaponed: that, even that, his manly prowess we proclaim; like a father is he who hath increased impetuous force and strength.
वो शक्ति जिसने अपनी बात से दुश्मनों को हराया। वो लोग बहुत थे, उनके पास हज़ारों हथियार थे, फिर भी वो हार गए। हम उस शक्ति की तारीफ करते हैं। वो एक बाप की तरह है जिसने अपनी ताकत बढ़ा दी।
Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (per AV 20 anukramaṇī).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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