Atharva Veda Sukta 65
Kanda 6Anuvaka 7Sukta 653 Mantras

Sukta 65

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic milieu (enemy-crushing charm complex; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies)

Devata: Indra-like repelling power / Parāśara (as personified expulsion)

Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)

أف 6.65 تعويذةٌ وجيزة ذات طابعٍ حربيٍّ ودرئيّ، تُخمد سخطَ العدوّ سحريًّا، وتُعطِّل قوّةَ ضربه (فتجعله «بلا يدين»)، وتُكرهه على التراجع. وتستند فاعليتها إلى سابقةٍ أسطورية—نزعِ إندرا السلاحَ عن الأسورا في البدء—ثم تُعاد توجيهُ القوّة المُطلَقة نحو الظفر وثروةِ الراعي/المُحسِن.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.65

Mantras

Mantra 1

शत्रुनाशनम्। अव॑ म॒न्युरवाय॒ताव॑ बा॒हू म॑नो॒युजा॑ । परा॑शर॒ त्वं तेषां॒ परा॑ञ्चं॒ शुष्म॑मर्द॒याधा॑ नो र॒यिमा कृधि

لِتَهْوِ غَضَبَتُهُم إلى أسفل، ولِتُخْفَضْ أذرُعُهُم المقرونةُ بالعقل إلى أسفل. اطردْهُم وابعِدْهُم؛ اسحقْ قوّتَهم المُنْقَلِبَةَ إلى الوراء؛ ثم اجعلْ لنا الغِنى.

Mantra 2

निर्ह॑स्तेभ्यो नैर्ह॒स्तं यं दे॑वाः॒ शरु॒मस्य॑थ । वृ॒श्चामि॒ शत्रू॑णां बा॒हून॒नेन॑ ह॒विषा॒हम्

اجعلوا ذوي الأيدي بلا أيدٍ، أيها الآلهة، حين تُلقون المقذوف. بهذه القُربانَة (havis) أقطعُ أذرعَ الأعداء—أنا نفسي.

Mantra 3

इन्द्र॑श्चकार प्रथ॒मं नै॑र्ह॒स्तमसु॑रेभ्यः । जय॑न्तु सत्वा॑नो॒ मम॑ स्थि॒रेणेन्द्रे॑ण मे॒दिना॑

إنَّ إندرا هو الذي جعلَ الأسورا أوّلًا بلا أيدٍ. فَلْيَغْلِبْ أبطالي وأنصاري، بإندرا الثابت، وبإندرا الغنيّ بقوّةٍ مُقَوِّية.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a ritual way of saying the opponent’s ability to strike is removed—arms, weapons, and agency are magically neutralized so they cannot act effectively.

Indra supplies the authoritative warrior precedent (he first disarmed the Asuras), while Parāśara functions as the expulsive force that drives the enemy away and crushes their strength in the present rite.

Its primary setting is martial or hostile confrontation, but Atharvan tradition also applies such repelling/disabling charms to any situation where an adversary’s aggression and capacity to harm must be checked.

Ask anything about Sukta 65 of the Atharva Veda

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play