Atharva Veda 20.73.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 73, Mantra 2
Sukta 73
नू चि॒न्नु ते॒ मन्य॑मानस्य द॒स्मोद॑श्नुवन्ति महि॒मान॑मुग्र । न वीर्यऽमिन्द्र ते॒ न राधः॑
nú cid nú te mányamānasya dasmó́d aśnuvanti mahimā́nam ugra | ná vī́ryam indra te ná rā́dhaḥ
Even now, of thee who deemest thyself, O wondrous, fierce one, none attain thy majesty. Not thy heroic might, O Indra, nor thy bounty faileth.
नूनं चिन्नु ते मन्यमानस्य, हे दस्म उग्र, महिमानं केऽपि नाश्नुवन्ति। न ते वीर्यं, हे इन्द्र, न च राधः कदाचन क्षीयते।
Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (Indra-stuti); in AV 20 the r̥ṣi attribution follows RV tradition for the borrowed hymn (consult AV 20 anukramaṇī for exact name).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style stotra meter; AV 20 largely preserves RV meters)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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