Mantra 8
Sukta 19
अवसृष्टा परा पत शरव्ये ब्रह्मसंशिते । जयामित्रान् प्र पद्यस्व जह्येऽषां वरंवरं मामीषां मोचि कश्चन
áva-sṛṣṭā párā pata śarávye bráhma-saṁśite | jáyā́mitrān prá padyasva jahy eṣā́ṁ váraṁ-varaṁ mā́mīṣā́ṁ móci káścana ||
Loosed forth, fly onward, O Arrow, sharpened by the sacred spell. Conquer the foes; rush on, and smite their best man each by each: let none of them escape at all.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Śaravya (personified arrow) as operative agent; Indraic victory implicit
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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