Sukta 8
९। ६ जितमस्माकमुद्भिन्नमस्माकमृतमस्माकं तेजोऽस्माकं ब्रह्मास्माकं स्वऽरस्माकं यज्ञो३ऽस्माकं पशवोऽस्माकं प्रजा अस्माकं वीरा अस्माकम्
jitám asmā́kam údbhinnam asmā́kam ṛtám asmā́kaṃ téjo ’smā́kaṃ bráhmāsmā́kaṃ svàr asmā́kaṃ yajñó ’smā́kaṃ paśávo ’smā́kaṃ prajā́ asmā́kaṃ vīrā́ asmā́kam
Victory is ours; forth-bursting gain is ours; the Right is ours; ours is the fiery might; ours is the holy spell; ours is the heavenly light; ours is the sacrifice; ours are the cattle; ours the offspring; ours the heroes.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī verification needed)
Devata: Abstract collectives: Jaya (Victory), Ṛta, Brahman, Yajña; also the patron’s ‘we’ as ritual subject
Chandas: Litany-style, likely jagatī/anuṣṭubh mixture; requires metrical scan
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