Mantra 2
Sukta 126
आ क्रन्दय बलमोजो न आ धा अभि ष्टन दुरिता बाधमानः । अप सेध दुन्दुभे दुच्छुनामित इन्द्रस्य मुष्टिरसि वीडयस्व
ā́ krandaya bálam ójo na ā́ dhā ábhi stan duritā́ bā́dhamānaḥ | ápa sedha dundubhe ducchúnām ít índrasya múṣṭir asi vī́ḍayasva
Roar forth; set for us strength and vigor; thunder against the evils, driving them away. O Drum, repel ill-hap: thou verily art Indra’s fist—show thy might.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Dundubhi as Indra’s empowered instrument
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
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