Mantra 11
Sukta 4
य इन्द्र इव देवेषु गोष्वेति विवावदत्। तस्य ऋषभस्याङ्गानि ब्रह्मा सं स्तौतु भद्रया
yá índra iva devéṣu góṣv éti vivā́vadat | tásya ṛṣabhásyā́ṅgāni brahmā́ sáṃ stotu bhadráyā ||
He who, like Indra among the Gods, moves amid the kine and sounds aloud—of that bull’s limbs let the Brahman wholly speak in praise with auspicious word.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution uncertain in common metadata).
Devata: Ṛṣabha (bull) as empowered subject; Indra as paradigmatic comparator; Brahman-power as operative agency.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence, with Atharvanic irregularities.
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