Sukta 83
इन्द्र त्रिधातु शरणं त्रिवरूथं स्वस्तिमत्। छर्दिर्यच्छ मघवद्भ्यश्च मह्यं च यावया दिद्युमेभ्यः
índra tridhā́tu śaráṇaṃ trívārūthaṃ svastímát | chárdir yaccha maghávadbhyas ca máhyaṃ ca yāváya didyumébhyaḥ ||
Indra, a refuge firmly set in threefold wise, a triple rampart rich in welfare—grant thou thy covering both to the bounteous and to me; drive thou away the flashing (foes) from us.
Rishi: RV-derived seer attribution (AV 20 borrowing); depends on RV locus.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (protective formula style); exact scansion depends on recension/edition.
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