Sukta 5
इन्द्र प्रेहि पुरस्त्वं विश्वस्येशान ओजसा ।वृत्राणि वृत्रहं जहि
índra prá ehi purás tváṃ víśvasyéśāna ójasā | vṛtrā́ṇi vṛtrahan jahi
Indra, go forth before us—thou lord of all by might: smite down the Vṛtras, O Vṛtra-slayer, strike them dead.
Rishi: RV-derived.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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