Sukta 31
वि॒जे॒ष॒कृदिन्द्र॑ इवानवब्र॒वो॒३ऽस्माकं॑ मन्यो अधि॒पा भ॑वे॒ह। प्रि॒यं ते॒ नाम॑ सहुरे गृणीमसि वि॒द्मा तमुत्सं॒ यत॑ आब॒भूथ॑
vijéṣakṛ́d índra iva anavabravó ’smā́kaṃ manyo adhipā́ bhavéhá | priyáṃ te nā́ma sahure gṛṇīmasi vidmá tám utsáṃ yáta ābabhū́tha
Victory-working, like Indra, unrebukable, be thou here our over-lord, O Manyu. Thy dear Name, O overpowering One, we hymn; we know that well-spring whence thou hast arisen.
Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic seer-tradition (Manyu-hymn complex; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Manyu (personified Wrath), with Indra as comparative paradigm
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; Manyu hymns frequently employ triṣṭubh cadence)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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