Mantra 3
Sukta 19
नीचैः पद्यन्तामधरे भवन्तु ये नः सूरिं मघवानं पृतन्यान्। क्षिणामि ब्रह्मणामित्रानुन्नयामि स्वानहम्
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.
Rishi: Atharvanic political tradition (purohita-centered)
Devata: Brahman (effective speech) / Rāṣṭra-protection (functional)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-variant (meter uncertain without full pada-counting)
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