Mantra 5
Sukta 23
येन ऋषयो बलमद्योतयन् युजा येनासुराणामयुवन्त मायाः । येनाग्निना पणीनिन्द्रो जिगाय स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
yéna ṛ́ṣayo bálam adyótayan yujā́ yéna asurā́ṇām áyuvanta māyā́ḥ | yénāgnínā paṇī́n índro jigā́ya sá no muñcatv áṃhasaḥ ||
Wherewith the Seers made strength to shine by yoking; wherewith they kept afar the Asuras’ wizardries; wherewith, with Agni, Indra conquered the Paṇis—may he release us from anguish.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution)
Devata: Agni (with Indra as mythic corroboration)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pādas; confirm per edition)
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