Mantra 9
Sukta 8
अत्रैनानिन्द्र वृत्रहन्नुग्रो मर्मणि विध्य । अत्रैवैनानभि तिष्ठेन्द्र मेद्य१हं तव । अनु त्वेन्द्रा रभामहे स्याम सुमतौ तव
átra enān indra vṛtrahan ugró mármaṇi vidhya | átra evá enān abhí tiṣṭhendra medhyò ’háṃ táva | ánu tvéndrā́ rabhāmahe syā́ma sumatáu táva
Here, O Indra, Vṛtra-slayer, fierce one, pierce these in the vital spot. Here, even here, stand thou over these, O Indra: I, made meet for sacrifice, am thine. Following after thee, O Indra, we lay hold upon thee; may we abide in thy good favour.
Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa (Indra-abhicaric style; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AVŚ 5.8)
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan, Ugra)
Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh-jagatī tendency in longer Atharvanic lines (to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used)
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