Mantra 2
Sukta 9
द्युक्षं सुदानुं तविषीभिरावृतं गिरिं न पुरुभोजसम्। क्षुमन्तं वाजं शतिनं सहस्रिणं मक्षू गोमन्तमीमहे
dyúkṣaṃ sudā́nuṃ tavíṣībhir ā́vṛtaṃ giríṃ na purubhójasam | kṣumántaṃ vā́jaṃ śatínaṃ sahasríṇaṃ makṣū́ gómantam īmahé ||
The heaven-bright, the bounteous, girt round with powers, like a mountain, widely helpful— Him, rich in nourishment, the prize of strength, hundredfold, thousandfold, swiftly rich in kine, we crave.
Rishi: As in RV parallels for this Indra-stuti section (Book 20 is RV-derived): traditionally connected with RV seer-lineages; exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition for AV 20.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style praise-meter)
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