Atharva Veda 5.8.9: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 9
Sukta 8
अत्रै॑नानिन्द्र वृत्रहन्नु॒ग्रो मर्म॑णि विध्य । अत्रै॒वैना॑न॒भि ति॒ष्ठेन्द्र मे॒द्य॑१हं तव॑ । अनु॑ त्वे॒न्द्रा र॑भामहे॒ स्याम॑ सुम॒तौ तव॑
átra enān indra vṛtrahan ugró mármaṇi vidhya | átra evá enān abhí tiṣṭhendra medhyò ’háṃ táva | ánu tvéndrā́ rabhāmahe syā́ma sumatáu táva
Here, O Indra, Vṛtra-slayer, fierce one, pierce these in the vital spot. Here, even here, stand thou over these, O Indra: I, made meet for sacrifice, am thine. Following after thee, O Indra, we lay hold upon thee; may we abide in thy good favour.
इंद्र, तू वृत्र को मारना वाला है, तू बहुत ताकतवर है। इन दुश्मनों को वही पे मार, सबसे खास जगह पे। इंद्र, इनके ऊपर खड़ा रह। मैं तेरे लिए तैयार हूँ, मेरा तुझसे वास्ता है। इंद्र, हम तेरे पीछे लग गए हैं। तेरी खुशी में रहने दो हमें।
Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa (Indra-abhicaric style; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AVŚ 5.8)
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan, Ugra)
Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh-jagatī tendency in longer Atharvanic lines (to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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