Mantra 5
Sukta 22
युनज्मि त उत्तरावन्तमिन्द्रं येन जयन्ति न पराजयन्ते । यस्त्वा करदेकवृषं जनानामुत राज्ञामुत्तमं मानवानाम्
yunájmi te uttarā́vantaṁ índraṁ yéna jáyanti ná parā-jáyante | yás tvā́ kárad eka-vṛ́ṣaṁ jánānām utá rājñā́m uttamáṁ mānavā́nām ||
I yoke to thee Indra the Overmastering, by whom men conquer and are not conquered; who made thee the sole Bull of the peoples, yea, the highest of kings, the foremost among men.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (as per AV royal hymns)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (needs metrical audit by pada-count)
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