Sukta 2
वृ॒क्षं यद्गावः॑ परिषस्वजा॒ना अ॑नुस्फु॒रं श॒रमर्च॑न्त्यृ॒भुम्। शरु॑म॒स्मद्या॑वय दि॒द्युमि॑न्द्र
vṛkṣáṃ yád gā́vaḥ pariṣasvajāná anusphuráṃ śarám arcánty ṛbhúm | śarúm asmád yāvaya didyúm índra
When round the tree the cows, close-clasping, gather, and praise the deft Ṛbhu with the quivering arrow— That arrow from us drive thou far away, O Indra, the flashing bolt.
वृक्षं यद्गावः परिषस्वजानाः अनुस्फुरं शरम् अर्चन्त्यृभुम्। शरुमस्मद् यावय दिद्युमिन्द्र।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (requires hymn-level colophon confirmation for AVŚ 1.2 in the chosen edition).
Devata: Indra (as repeller of missiles; with mention of Ṛbhu as invoked/celebrated figure).
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (to be confirmed against pada count and editional metrical marking).
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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