Atharva Veda 20.21.7: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 7
Sukta 21
यु॒धा युध॒मुप॒ घेदे॑षि धृष्णु॒या पु॒रा पुरं॒ समि॒दं हं॒स्योज॑सा । नम्या॒ यदि॑न्द्र॒ सख्या॑ परा॒वति॑ निब॒र्हयो॒ नमु॑चिं॒ नाम॑ मा॒यिन॑म्
yudhā́ yudhám úpa ghéd eṣi dhṛ́ṣṇuyā purā́ púraṃ sám idáṃ haṃsy ójasā | námyā yád indra sákhya parāváti nibárhayo námuciṃ nā́ma māyínam
With battle upon battle thou surely advancest in boldness; this fort thou smitest utterly with might. When, O Indra, for friendship’s sake, in the far region, thou didst crush down Namuci—crafty, named (as such).
汝は戦に戦を重ねて、勇猛にして必ず進み来たる。力をもってこの城砦をことごとく打ち砕く。インドラよ、友誼のために、はるかな地において、名をナムチ（Namuci）という狡猾なる幻術者を打ち伏せた。
Rishi: RV-derived Indra cycle seer (AV 20 anthology).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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