Mantra 7
Sukta 27
तस्य प्राशं त्वं जहि यो न इन्द्राभिदासति । अधि नो ब्रूहि शक्तिभिः प्राशि मामुत्तरं कृधि
tásya práśaṃ tváṃ jáhi yó na índrābhidā́sati | ádhi no brūhi śáktibhiḥ prāśí mām úttaraṃ kr̥dhi
Smite thou that man’s biting onset—who, O Indra, assaileth us with malice. Moreover, speak unto us with thy powers: devour (the harm), and make me the upper, the prevailing one.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgiras-type attribution (requires hymn-level collation for AVŚ 2.27 in Śaunaka tradition).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh norm)
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