Mantra 4
Sukta 6
यः सहमानश्चरसि सासहान इव ऋषभः । तेनाश्वत्थ त्वया वयं सपत्नान्त्सहिषीमहि
yáḥ sahámānaś cárasi sāsahāná iva ṛṣabháḥ | ténāśvattha tváyā vayáṁ sapátnān sahiṣīmahi
Thou who, prevailing, movest abroad, as one all-conquering, like a bull: with that thy conquering might, O Aśvattha, with thee as aid, may we subdue our rivals.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type seer for sapátna hymns)
Devata: Aśvattha (personified Vanaspati) as the operative power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV sapátna hymns)
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