Mantra 8
Sukta 21
यैरिन्द्रः प्रक्रीडते पद्घोषैश्छायया सह। तैरमित्रास्त्रसन्तु नोऽमी ये यन्त्यनीकशः
yáir índraḥ prakrī́ḍate padghṓṣaiś chāyáyā sahá | táir amítrās trasantu no ’mī́ yé yánty anīkáśaḥ
By those wherewith Indra sports—by the din of marching feet, together with his shadow—by those same let the foes tremble for us, those yonder who advance in ordered ranks.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra (with the dundubhi as practical vehicle)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate)
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