Atharva Veda 3.10.12: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 12
Sukta 10
ए॒का॒ष्ट॒का तप॑सा त॒प्यमा॑ना ज॒जान॒ गर्भं॑ महि॒मान॒मिन्द्र॑म्। तेन॑ दे॒वा व्यऽसहन्त॒ शत्रू॑न् ह॒न्ता दस्यू॑नामभव॒च्छची॒पतिः॑
ekāṣṭakā tápasā tápyamānā jajā́na gárbhaṃ mahimā́nam índram | téna devā́ vy-àsahanta śátrūn hantā́ dasyū́nām abhavac chacī́patiḥ ||
Ekāṣṭakā, glowing with fervid heat, brought forth in birth the embryo—Indra, very Majesty. Therewith the Gods prevailed and drave their foemen asunder: Śacī’s Lord became the slayer of the Dasyu.
एकष्टका नाम की एक तपस्या कर रही थी। उसने इंद्र को जन्म दिया जो बहुत बड़ा देवता है। उसके सारे देवता दुश्मनों पे जीत गए। इंद्र ने दुष्कों को मारा, वो शची का पति है।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies by hymn; commonly Atharvan/Angirasic strata for such material)
Devata: Indra (with Ekāṣṭakā as generative personification)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification against pada count)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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