Mantra 6
Sukta 11
महो महानि पनयन्त्यस्येन्द्रस्य कर्म सुकृता पुरूणि । वृजनेन वृजिनान्त्सं पिपेष मायाभिर्दस्यूंरभिभूत्योजाः
mahó mahā́ni panayanty asyéndrasya kárma sukṛ́tā purū́ṇi | vṛjánena vṛjinā́nt sám pipeṣa māyā́bhir dasyū́n abhíbhūty-ójāḥ ||
Great, yea mighty, are the well-wrought deeds of this Indra, and many: with his war-host he hath utterly crushed the evil-doers; by his wondrous powers, of overpowering might, he subdued the Dasyus.
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to Rigvedic seers of Indra hymns; in AV 20 largely RV-recitational (ṛṣi as per RV source of the verse).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style)
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