Atharva Veda 20.122.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 122, Mantra 2
Sukta 122
आ घ त्वावा॒न् त्मना॒प्त स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ धृष्णविया॒नः । ऋ॒णोरक्षं॒ न च॒क्र्योः
ā́ gha tvā́vān tmanā́pta stotṛ́bhyo dhṛṣṇaviyā́naḥ | ṛṇórakṣáṃ na cakryóḥ ||
Hither, yea, as one self-won and self-possessed, thou rushest boldly forth for the praisers: thou hast unbarred the warding bar, as one frees the chariot’s wheels.
आ घ त्वावान् त्मनाप्त स्तोतृभ्यो धृष्णवियानः। ऋणोरक्षं न चक्र्योः।
Rishi: RV tradition: commonly attributed within Indra-hymn cycles (Angiras/Bharadvāja lineages vary by RV locus); in AV 20 the rishi follows the RV assignment of the source hymn.
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu by contextual linkage in the surrounding verses of the hymn).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style; AV 20 preserves RV meters).
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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