Atharva Veda 20.124.5: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 124, Mantra 5
Sukta 124
आ॒दि॒त्यैरिन्द्रः॒ सग॑णो म॒रुद्भि॑र॒स्माकं॑ भूत्ववि॒ता त॒नूना॑म्। ह॒त्वाय॑ दे॒वा असु॑रान् यदाय॑न् दे॒वा दे॑व॒त्वम॑भि॒रक्ष॑माणाः
ādityáir índraḥ ságaṇo marúdbhir asmā́kaṁ bhūtv avitā́ tanū́nām | hatvā́ya devā́ ásurān yadā́yan devā́ devatvám abhirákṣamāṇāḥ
With the Ādityas, Indra—with his host, with the Maruts—become for us the helper of our bodies. When, to slay the Asuras, the Gods went forth, the Gods, guarding their godhead round about—
आदित्यैः सह इन्द्रः सगणो मरुद्भिः अस्माकं भूत्वविता तनूनाम्। हत्वाय देवाः असुरान् यदायन्, देवाः देवत्वम् अभिरक्षमाणाः—
Rishi: Rigvedic seer tradition (AV 20 import); confirm via anukramaṇī.
Devata: Indra with Ādityas and Maruts; Devas vs Asuras motif
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; confirm by RV source.
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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