Atharva Veda 20.49.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 49, Mantra 2
Sukta 49
श॒क्रो वाच॒मधृ॑ष्टा॒योरु॑वाचो॒ अधृ॑ष्णुहि । मं॑हिष्ठ॒ आ म॑द॒र्दिवि॑
śakró vā́cam ádhṛṣṭāyor úruvāco ádhṛṣṇuhi | maṁhíṣṭha ā́ madad dívi ||
Śakra—(with) Speech of the two unassailed, wide-voiced—be thou unassailable. Most bounteous, be exhilarate in heaven.
शक्रो वाचमधृष्टायोरुवाचोऽधृष्णुहि। मंहिष्ठ आ मदर्दिवि।
Rishi: RV-derived
Devata: Indra (Śakra) with Vāc as empowering attribute
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like/compact RV meter (as preserved in AV 20)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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