Atharvaveda

AVS 2.5.5

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índrasya nú prá vocaṃ vīryā̀ṇi yā́ni cakā́ra prathamā́ni vajrī́ | áhann áhim ánu apás tatarda prá vakṣáṇā abhinat párvatānām ||5||

Translation

Now will I proclaim the heroisms of Indra, which first he of the thunderbolt (''vajrín'') did; he slew the dragon (''áhi''); he penetrated to the waters; he split forth the bellies (''vakṣáṇā'') of the mountains.

Fixed phrases in this verse

apas tatarda pra vakṣaṇā abhinatin 3 verses · across RV, SV, AV
yāni cakāra prathamāni vajrī ahann ahimin 3 verses · across RV, SV, AV

ShelfmarkVG:AV:SAU:K02:S005:V005cited as AVS 2.5.5

Ascribed in the apparatus

The traditional hymn heading, not a statement inside the verse.

rishiBhṛgu ĀtharvaṇaInherited from the hymn chandastrāiṣṭubhamInherited from the hymn

Named inside this verse

DeityCertainIndra

1 further mention is held back as ambiguous.

Ideas, acts and things

placemountain (parvata)A mountain or rock mass, including the one Indra splits to free the cows and the waters.animalserpent (ahi)The snake, both the animal charmed against in the Atharvaveda and the dragon Indra kills.weaponthunderbolt (vajra)The bolt, Indra's weapon, treated as a distinct object rather than as lightning.concepthero (vīra)The able man: the fighting son whose presence is itself counted among a household's goods.

Connected passages

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How attribution was recorded1

PER_PASSAGE is an attribution the source states verse by verse; CONTAINER_INHERITED is a containing hymn's label projected onto each of its mantras. The two must not be summed: 15,177 of the 17,889 seer edges are inherited, every one of the Atharvaveda's 5,084 is, and every one of the Yajurveda's 2,240 is source-stated, so a blended total compares a statement of the text against a projection of this build.
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