Atharva Veda 19.13.1: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1
Sukta 13
एकवीरः। इन्द्र॑स्य बा॒हू स्थवि॑रौ॒ वृषा॑णौ चि॒त्रा इ॒मा वृ॑ष॒भौ पा॑रयि॒ष्णू। तौ यो॑क्षे प्रथ॒मो योग॒ आग॑ते॒ याभ्यां॑ जि॒तमसु॑राणां॒ स्व॑१र्यत्
ekavī́raḥ | índrasya bāhū́ sthaviráu vṛ́ṣāṇau citrā́ imā́ vṛṣabháu pārayiṣṇū́ | táu yókṣe prathamó yóga ā́gate yā́bhyāṃ jitám ásurāṇāṃ svàr yát ||
The Lone Champion. Indra’s arms—stout, bull-like—these splendid two bulls that bear one safely through: them will I yoke when first the yoking comes, by which the heaven was won from out the Asuras.
एकवीरः। इन्द्रस्य बाहू स्थविरौ वृषाणौ—इमे चित्रे वृषभौ पारयिष्णू। तौ प्रथमं योग आगते योक्षे; याभ्यां असुराणां स्वर्गं जितम्।
Rishi: Anonymous (martial charm tradition)
Devata: Indra (via his ‘two arms’ as empowered agents)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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