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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (requires anukramaṇī for exact seer)
Devata: Indra (with Manyu as empowered force)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (short martial verse; not strictly regular)
এই এক-পদীয়া যুদ্ধমন্ত্ৰত Manyu (যুদ্ধ-ক্রোধ) দ্বাৰা শক্তিপ্ৰাপ্ত ইন্দ্ৰক আহ্বান কৰা হৈছে—বৈৰী আক্ৰমণকাৰীৰ বিৰুদ্ধে তীব্ৰ বেগেৰে ধাৱমান হ’বলৈ আৰু সকলো বৃত্ৰ-সদৃশ বাধা ভাঙি পেলাবলৈ। ইয়াৰ বল অপোত্ৰোপায়িক আৰু অভিচাৰিক: শত্রুৰ প্ৰতিৰোধক নিষ্ফল কৰি, সাধকৰ অগ্ৰগতিক ‘অপ্ৰতিৰোধ্য’ কৰি তোলাই উদ্দেশ্য।
It aims to overpower a hostile aggressor and break ‘Vr̥tra-like’ blocks—anything that constricts progress—so victory becomes unopposed.
Indra is the victorious force that breaks obstruction; Manyu is the battle-ardor that energizes action. Together they signify controlled, effective power in conflict.
No substances are specified in the verse. It functions primarily as a spoken martial-protective formula, used with focused intent and disciplined recitation.
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