Atharva Veda
With and to an amulet called ástṛta 'unsubdued.'
With and to an amulet called ástṛta 'unsubdued.'
Prajāpati bound thee first [as] unsubdued (ástṛta), in order to heroism; it do I bind for thee in order to life-time, to splendor, and to force and to strength: let the unsubdued one defend thee.
Standing upright, defend thou this man unremittingly, O unsubdued one; let not the Paṇis, the sorcerers, damage thee; as Indra the barbarians, [so] do thou shake down them that fight [us]; overpower and scatter (ví) all our rivals: let the unsubdued one defend thee.
Whom even a hundred, hurling (pra-hṛ), smiting down, have not subdued (stṛ), to him Indra committed sight, breath, also strength: let the unsubdued one defend thee.
With Indra's defense (várman) we surround thee, who became over-king of the gods; let all the gods lead thee forward again; let the unsubdued one defend thee.
In this amulet [are] a hundred and one heroisms; a thousand breaths in this unsubdued one; a tiger, do thou attack (abhi-sthā) all [our] rivals; whoso shall fight against thee, be he inferior (ádhara): let the unsubdued one defend thee.
Snatched out of ghee, rich in honey, rich in milk, thousand-breathed, hundred-wombed (? -yóni), vigor-imparting, both wealful and delightful, both rich in refreshment and rich in milk—let the unsubdued one defend thee.
That thou mayest be superior, free from rivals, rival-slaying—mayest be controler of thy fellows—so may Savitar make thee: let the unsubdued one defend thee.