Atharva Veda 9.4.11: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 11
Sukta 4
य इन्द्र॑ इव दे॒वेषु॒ गोष्वेति॑ वि॒वाव॑दत्। तस्य॑ ऋष॒भस्याङ्गा॑नि ब्र॒ह्मा सं स्तौ॑तु भ॒द्रया॑
yá índra iva devéṣu góṣv éti vivā́vadat | tásya ṛṣabhásyā́ṅgāni brahmā́ sáṃ stotu bhadráyā ||
He who, like Indra among the Gods, moves amid the kine and sounds aloud—of that bull’s limbs let the Brahman wholly speak in praise with auspicious word.
ผู้ใดในหมู่เทพดุจอินทระ ดำเนินอยู่ท่ามกลางฝูงโคและเปล่งเสียงกึกก้อง—ขอพราหมณ์จงสรรเสริญอวัยวะแห่งโคอุษภะนั้นทั้งสิ้น ด้วยวาจามงคลอันเป็นสิริมงคลเถิด
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution uncertain in common metadata).
Devata: Ṛṣabha (bull) as empowered subject; Indra as paradigmatic comparator; Brahman-power as operative agency.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence, with Atharvanic irregularities.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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