Mantra 22
Sukta 9
ये च धीरा ये चाधीराः पराञ्चो बधिराश्च ये। तमसा ये च तूपरा अथो बस्ताभिवासिनः । सर्वांस्ताँ अर्बुदे त्वममित्रेभ्यो दृशे कुरूदारांश्च प्रदर्शय
yé ca dhīrā́ yé cā́dhīrāḥ párāñco badhirā́ś ca yé | tamásā yé ca tūparā́ átho bastābhivāsínaḥ | sarvā́ṃs tā́n arbude tvám amítrebhyo dṛśé kurū́dārāṃś ca prá-darśaya
Whether steadfast or unsteadfast, whether turned away or deaf—whether in darkness, or dull and dazed, and those who dwell with goats: all these, O Arbuda, make thou visible to the enemies’ sight; lay them open and show them forth.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per Anukramaṇī; edition-dependent)
Devata: Arbuda as revealer/exposer; darkness as adversarial condition
Chandas: Mixed/expanded anuṣṭubh-like with additional pādas (requires edition-specific metrical parsing)
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