Atharva Veda 5.21.2: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 2
Sukta 21
उ॒द्वेप॑माना॒ मन॑सा॒ चक्षु॑षा॒ हृद॑येन च । धाव॑न्तु॒ बिभ्य॑तो॒ऽमित्राः॑ प्रत्रा॒सेनाज्ये॑ हु॒ते
úd vepámānā mánasā cákṣuṣā hṛ́dayena ca | dhā́vantu bíbhyato ’mitrā́ḥ pratrāsénā́jye huté
Quaking forth with mind, with eye, and with the heart as well, let the enemies, in fear, run headlong—when, with terror as our power, the butter-offering is poured.
Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for this sukta (martial Atharvanic attribution)
Devata: Trāsa/Bhaya (terror) operationalized; enemies as target
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.