
Sukta 10.84
Manyu-cycle voice (traditional attribution uncertain)
Manyu with Marut/Agni associations
Triṣṭubh (probable)
Este himno invoca a Manyu — furia de combate, ardor justo y voluntad indomable — como aliado divino que unce en un solo carro las potencias guerreras semejantes a los Marut y las conduce contra todo obstáculo. Adiestra a los clanes (viśaṃ-viśam) para la victoria, convierte la palabra en un grito de batalla ininterrumpido y pide prosperidad y protección integradas; por último, ruega que los enemigos sean apresados por el miedo interior y se retiren.
Mantra 1
त्वया मन्यो सरथमारुजन्तो हर्षमाणासो धृषिता मरुत्वः । तिग्मेषव आयुधा संशिशाना अभि प्र यन्तु नरो अग्निरूपाः ॥
Contigo, oh Manyu, uncidos a un mismo carro, gozosos y audaces, los poderes semejantes a los Marut, intrépidos, afilan sus armas agudas; que estos héroes, de forma ígnea, avancen contra la obstrucción.
Mantra 2
अग्निरिव मन्यो त्विषितः सहस्व सेनानीर्नः सहुरे हूत एधि । हत्वाय शत्रून्वि भजस्व वेद ओजो मिमानो वि मृधो नुदस्व ॥
Como Agni, oh Manyu, fulgura y prevalece; sé nuestro caudillo de batalla, oh irresistible, cuando eres invocado. Para matar a los enemigos, sepáralos y discierne; midiendo la fuerza, rechaza los embates de la lucha.
Mantra 3
सहस्व मन्यो अभिमातिमस्मे रुजन्मृणन्प्रमृणन्प्रेहि शत्रून् । उग्रं ते पाजो नन्वा रुरुध्रे वशी वशं नयस एकज त्वम् ॥
Prevalece, oh Manyu, sobre el asalto hostil contra nosotros—quebrando, aplastando, aplastando por completo, avanza contra los adversarios. Tu fiera energía ya no se contiene; dominador, conduces a todos a tu dominio—tú, nacido del Uno.
Mantra 4
एको बहूनामसि मन्यवीळितो विशंविशं युधये सं शिशाधि । अकृत्तरुक्त्वया युजा वयं द्युमन्तं घोषं विजयाय कृण्महे ॥
Tú eres el Uno entre los muchos, oh Manyu, digno de invocación; adiestra a cada clan, a cada pueblo, para la batalla. Sin quebrarse en la palabra, uncidos contigo, alzamos un clamor luminoso para la victoria.
Mantra 5
विजेषकृदिन्द्र इवानवब्रवोऽस्माकं मन्यो अधिपा भवेह । प्रियं ते नाम सहुरे गृणीमसि विद्मा तमुत्सं यत आबभूथ ॥
Hacedor de victoria, como Indra, infalible en la palabra—sé aquí nuestro soberano, oh Manyu. Proclamamos tu nombre amado, oh Irresistible; conocemos la fuente de la que has surgido.
Mantra 6
आभूत्या सहजा वज्र सायक सहो बिभर्ष्यभिभूत उत्तरम् । क्रत्वा नो मन्यो सह मेद्येधि महाधनस्य पुरुहूत संसृजि ॥
Por tu hacerse victorioso, oh Vajra, oh flecha, sostienes una fuerza que vence y se alza cada vez más. Por tu voluntad deliberada, oh Manyu, crece con nosotros hacia una plenitud más rica; oh muy invocado, únenos al gran tesoro.
Mantra 7
संसृष्टं धनमुभयं समाकृतमस्मभ्यं दत्तां वरुणश्च मन्युः । भियं दधाना हृदयेषु शत्रवः पराजितासो अप नि लयन्ताम् ॥
Que Varuṇa y Manyu nos otorguen la riqueza integrada: ambas potencias unidas y conformadas en una sola totalidad. Que los adversarios, llevando el miedo en sus corazones, retrocedan y se oculten, derrotados.
Manyu is invoked as the charioteer-force uniting the Marut-like heroes; weapons are sharpened and the fiery host is urged forward against obstruction (10.84.1).
The hymn frames Manyu as the single coordinating power among many, training each ‘clan’ for battle and turning speech into an unbroken, luminous victory-cry (10.84.4).
Manyu’s force becomes both external and internal supremacy: coordinated power, fearless advance, and the certainty of triumph over resistance.
Varuṇa and Manyu together bestow integrated wealth and ordered power; enemies, carrying fear in their hearts, retreat and hide, defeated (10.84.7).
naro agnirūpāḥ
eko bahūnām asi
संसृष्टं धनमुभयं समाकृतमस्मभ्यं दत्तां वरुणश्च मन्युः । भियं दधाना हृदयेषु शत्रवः पराजितासो अप नि लयन्ताम् ॥In RV 10.84, Manyu is treated as a divine power: fierce ardour that can be invoked, guided, and used to overcome obstruction. It is not uncontrolled rage, but disciplined force aligned with victory and protection.
The hymn links Manyu with Marut-like storm-power (collective heroic energies) and Agni-like fire-form (agnirūpāḥ), showing Manyu as both the surge of force and the burning clarity that drives action.
It suggests power joined with order: Varuṇa represents ṛta (law, restraint, truth), and Manyu represents drive and courage. Together they yield a complete prosperity—strength that is effective and ethically steady.
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