Mantra 6
Sukta 73
यो वाचा विवाचो मृध्रवाचः पुरू सहस्राशिवा जघान । तत्तदिदस्य पौंस्यं गृणीमसि पितेव यस्तविषीं वावृधे शवः
yó vācā́ vivā́co mṛdhrá-vācaḥ purū́ sahásrāśīvā́ jaghā́na | tát tád íd asyá paúṃsyaṃ gṛṇīmasi pitā́va yás taviṣī́ṃ vāvṛdhé śávaḥ
Who with speech smote down the contentious, the hostile-tongued—many, though thousand-weaponed: that, even that, his manly prowess we proclaim; like a father is he who hath increased impetuous force and strength.
Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (per AV 20 anukramaṇī).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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