Mantra 4
Sukta 107
तदिदास भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठं यतो जज्ञ उग्रस्त्वेषनृम्णः । सद्यो जज्ञानो नि रिणाति शत्रूननु यदेनं मदन्ति विश्व ऊमाः
tád íd ā́sa bhúvaneṣu jyéṣṭhaṃ yáto jajñá ugrás tvéṣa-nṛ́mṇaḥ | sadyó jajñānó ní riṇāti śátrūn ánu yád enaṃ mádanti víśva ū́māḥ ||
That verily was chiefest in the worlds, from whom was born the fierce one of flashing manly might. New-born, forthwith he driveth down the foes, whenso all exhilarating draughts do gladden him.
Rishi: Traditionally Indra-stuti corpus (RV-derived); in AV 20 the material is largely Rigvedic in origin (Anukramaṇī attribution follows RV).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style; AV 20 is predominantly Triṣṭubh/Jagatī hymnic material)
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