Mantra 24
Sukta 8
इतो जयेतो वि जय सं जय जय स्वाहा । इमे जयन्तु परामी जयन्तां स्वाहैभ्यो दुराहामीभ्यः । नीललोहितेनामूनभ्यवतनोमि
itáḥ jaya itó ví jaya sáṃ jaya jaya svā́hā | imé jayantu parā́m í jayantāṃ svā́hā ebhyó durāhāmī́bhyaḥ | nīlalohiténāmū́n abhy àvatanomi
From hence win thou; from hence win forth; win wholly; win—svāhā! Let these here conquer; let the yonder ones be conquered—svāhā! From these ill-speaking foes, with blue-and-red I spread a covering over those yonder.
Rishi: Atharvanic (victory-spell tradition; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī for AVŚ 8.8).
Devata: Jaya (Victory) / Indraic victory-power (implicit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like with Atharvanic expansions (confirm by syllable count in the edition).
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