Mantra 17
Sukta 5
असपत्नं नो अधरादसपत्नं न उत्तरात्। इन्द्रासपत्नं नः पश्चाज्ज्योतिः शूर पुरस्कृधि
asapatnáṃ nó adharā́d asapatnáṃ na uttarát | índrā́sapatnáṃ naḥ paścā́j jyótiḥ śūra purás-kṛdhi
Rival-less for us from below, rival-less for us from above. O Indra, make us rival-less from behind; O Hero, set Light in front of us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras rubric for rakṣā hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra (with ‘jyotis’ as protective power)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by pada count in recensional metrics)
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