Sukta 13
अ॒भि गो॒त्राणि॒ सह॑सा॒ गाह॑मानोऽदा॒य उ॒ग्रः श॒तम॑न्यु॒रिन्द्रः॑ । दु॒श्च्य॒व॒नः पृ॑तना॒षाड॑यो॒ध्यो३ऽस्माकं॒ सेना॑ अवतु॒ प्र यु॒त्सु
abhí gótrāṇi sáhasā gáhāmāno’dāyá ugráḥ śatá-manyúr índraḥ | duś-cyavanáḥ pṛtanā-ṣā́ḍ ayódhyo’smā́kaṃ sénā avatu prá yútsu
Indra, fierce, of a hundred battle-rages, unassailable, plunging with might against the clans; hard to dislodge, host-crushing, unconquerable—let him protect our armies, forward in the fights.
इंद्र—उग्र, शतमन्यु (शंभर युद्ध-उन्मादांचा), अयोध्य (अजेय)—सहसा गोत्रांवर झेपावणारा; दुश्च्यवन (हलविणे कठीण), पृतनाषाड् (सेना-चिरडणारा)—युद्धांत पुढे सरकणाऱ्या आमच्या सेनांचे तो रक्षण करो.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (late AV victory liturgy; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (late AV martial style; mixed/irregular in Book 19)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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