Mantra 2
Sukta 72
वि त्वा ततस्रे मिथुना अवस्यवो व्रजस्य साता गव्यस्य निःसृजः सक्षन्त इन्द्र निःसृजः । यद् गव्यन्ता द्वा जना स्व१र्यन्ता समूहसि । आविष्करिक्रद् वृषणं सचाभुवं वज्रमिन्द्र सचाभुवम्
ví tvā tatasre mithunā́ avasyávo vrajásya sātā́ gavyásya niḥsṛ́jaḥ sákhante indra niḥsṛ́jaḥ | yád gavyántā dvā́ jánā svàryántā samū́hasi | āvíṣkari-krad vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ sacābhúvaṃ vájram indra sacābhúvam
Forth have they spread thee, in paired array, the seekers after aid—winners of the cattle-pen—releasers of kine: they prevail, O Indra, as releasers. When two peoples, seeking cattle, striving for the bright goal, thou bringest into encounter, then by thy might make manifest the Bull, the accompanying thunderbolt—O Indra, the accompanying bolt.
Rishi: RV-derived Indra material (Book 20 compilation).
Devata: Indra (with vajra as inseparable power)
Chandas: RV-style (likely Triṣṭubh); exact scansion depends on RV original
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