Sukta 19
नी॒चैः प॑द्यन्ता॒मध॑रे भवन्तु॒ ये नः॑ सू॒रिं म॒घवा॑नं पृत॒न्यान्। क्षि॒णामि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒मित्रा॒नुन्न॑यामि॒ स्वान॒हम्
nīcáiḥ padyantām ádhare bhavantu yé naḥ sū́riṃ mághavānaṃ pṛtan-yā́n | kṣiṇā́mi bráhmaṇā́mitrā́n unnayā́mi svā́n ahám
Let them step down low; let them become the lower—who make war upon our patron, the bounteous giver. I waste away the foes by holy power of prayer; I lead our own men upward—aye, I.
Tief sollen sie hinabtreten; die Niedrigeren sollen sie werden — die, welche gegen unseren Gönner, den freigebigen Spender, Krieg führen. Mit der Kraft des Brahman (heiligen Gebets) zehre ich die Feinde aus; die Unsrigen führe ich empor — ja, ich.
Rishi: Atharvanic political tradition (purohita-centered)
Devata: Brahman (effective speech) / Rāṣṭra-protection (functional)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-variant (meter uncertain without full pada-counting)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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