Sukta 22
सिं॒हप्र॑तीको॒ विशो॑ अद्धि॒ सर्वा॑ व्या॒घ्रप्र॑ती॒कोऽव॑ बाधस्व॒ शत्रू॑न्। ए॒क॒वृ॒ष इन्द्र॑सखा जिगी॒वां छ॑त्रूय॒तामा खि॑दा॒ भोज॑नानि
siṁhá-pratīkaḥ víśo addhí sárvā vyā́ghra-pratīko ’vá bādhasva śátrūn | éka-vṛ́ṣa índra-sakha jigīvā́n chatrūyatā́m ā́ khida bhójanāni ||
Lion-visaged, devour all the peoples; tiger-visaged, beat down the foes. Sole Bull, Indra’s friend, victorious: drain hither the provisions of them that would play the enemy.
सिंह-मुख होऊन सर्व प्रजांना ग्रास कर; व्याघ्र-मुख होऊन शत्रूंना दाबून टाक. एकवृष, इंद्रसखा, विजयी होऊन—जे शत्रुत्व करतात त्यांच्या अन्न-भोजनाच्या सामग्री इथे ओढून आण.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Indra-associated royal ferocity; the king as empowered agent
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (verification needed)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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