Mantra 1
Sukta 36
य एक इद्धव्यश्चर्षणीनामिन्द्रं तं गीर्भिरभ्यर्च आभिः । यः पत्यते वृषभो वृष्ण्यावान्त्सत्यः सत्वा पुरुमायः सहस्वान्
yá éka íd dhávyas carṣaṇīnā́m índraṃ táṃ gīrbhír abhý arcā́bhíḥ | yáḥ pátyate vṛṣabhó vṛṣṇyā́vān satyáḥ sátvā purumā́yaḥ sáhasvān |
He who alone, yea he, is meet for offering among the tribes of men—Indra: him with these our hymns do thou address with praise. He who bears rule, the Bull, endowed with manly might; the True, the Strong, of many wondrous powers, the vehement in force.
Rishi: As in RV parallel (Indra-stuti tradition; often attributed in RV to Vasiṣṭha-line or other seers depending on the matched RV hymn).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style; AV 20 largely preserves RV meters)
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