Sukta 19
तीक्ष्णी॑यांसः पर॒शोर॒ग्नेस्तीक्ष्ण॑तरा उत॑। इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वज्रा॒त् तीक्ष्णी॑यांसो॒ येषा॒मस्मि॑ पु॒रोहि॑तः
tīkṣṇī́yāṁsaḥ paraśór agnéḥ tīkṣṇá-tarā utá | índrasya vájrāt tīkṣṇī́yāṁso yéṣām ásmi puróhitaḥ ||
Keen-edged beyond Agni’s axe are they, yea keener yet; keener than Indra’s thunderbolt are they, for whom I stand appointed Purohita.
اگنی کی کلہاڑی سے بھی تیز دھار ہیں یہ، ہاں اور بھی تیز؛ اندر کی بجلی سے بھی تیز دھار ہیں یہ، جن کے لیے میں پوروہت مقرر ہوں۔
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (traditional attribution within AV war/host hymns; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Indra (victory), Agni (fiery sharpness), and the empowered host/weapons as functional recipients
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV martial charms; metrical exactness may vary by pada reading)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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