Mantra 11
Sukta 13
अस्माकमिन्द्रः समृतेषु ध्वजेष्वस्माक या इषवस्ता जयन्तु । अस्माकं वीरा उत्तरे भवन्त्वस्मान् देवासोऽवता हवेषु
asmā́kam índraḥ samṛ́teṣu dhvajéṣv asmā́kaṃ yā́ íṣavas tā́ jayantu | asmā́kaṃ vīrā́ uttáre bhavantu asmā́n devāso avata háveṣu
Our Indra (be) at the standards in the encounters; our arrows—let those conquer. Our heroes—let them be the uppermost; us may the gods protect in our calls.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not explicit here)
Devata: Indra; ‘Devāḥ’ collectively
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (late AV; mixed)
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