Atharva Veda 9.4.11 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 11
Sukta 4
य इन्द्र॑ इव दे॒वेषु॒ गोष्वेति॑ वि॒वाव॑दत्। तस्य॑ ऋष॒भस्याङ्गा॑नि ब्र॒ह्मा सं स्तौ॑तु भ॒द्रया॑
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.
Dia yang, seperti Indra dalam kalangan para dewa, bergerak di tengah kawanan lembu dan berseru nyaring—hendaklah Brahman memuji seluruh anggota-anggota lembu jantan itu dengan kata-kata yang membawa berkat.
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.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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