Atharva Veda Sukta 66
Kanda 6Anuvaka 7Sukta 663 Mantras

Sukta 66

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)

Devata: Indra (with implicit hostile forces as object)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (exact metrical parsing uncertain from provided text)

AV 6.66 est un bref charme d’Indra pour la protection au combat : il « désarme » les forces hostiles et les livre au coup décisif d’Indra. En trois vers rapides, l’hymne immobilise les assaillants, affaiblit leurs membres et brise leur conseil stratégique, de sorte que la menace s’effondre avant le contact. Sa puissance tient à proclamer l’ennemi déjà brisé, transformant l’assaut imminent en déroute et en confusion.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.66

Mantras

Mantra 1

शत्रुनाशनम्। निर्ह॑स्तः शत्रु॑रभि॒दास॑न्नस्तु॒ ये सेना॑भि॒र्युध॑मा॒यन्त्य॒स्मान्। सम॑र्पयेन्द्र मह॒ता व॒धेन॒ द्रात्वे॑षामघहा॒रो विवि॑द्धः

Destruction de l’ennemi. Que l’ennemi, l’assaillant, soit sans mains ; qu’il en soit ainsi — ceux qui, avec des armées, combattant, s’avancent contre nous. Livre-les, ô Indra, à un grand massacre ; que leur porteur de mal soit transpercé, et qu’ils soient repoussés au loin.

Mantra 2

आ॒त॒न्वा॒ना आ॒यच्छ॒न्तोऽस्य॑न्तो॒ ये च॒ धाव॑थ । निर्ह॑स्ताः शत्रवः स्थ॒नेन्द्रो॑ वोऽद्य परा॑शरीत्

Vous qui vous étendez, qui atteignez et décochez, et vous qui vous précipitez—demeurez, ô ennemis, désarmés : Indra, aujourd’hui, vous a brisés tout à fait.

Mantra 3

निर्ह॑स्ताः सन्तु॒ शत्र॒वोऽङ्गै॑षां म्लापयामसि । अथै॑षामिन्द्र॒ वेदां॑सि शत॒शो वि भ॑जामहै

Que les ennemis soient désarmés ; leurs membres, nous les faisons défaillir. Puis, ô Indra, leurs desseins — par centaines — puissions-nous les déchirer et les diviser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Literally “handless,” it functions as “weaponless/disarmed”—a ritual command that strips the enemy of fighting capacity and initiative.

In Atharvanic terms it is abhicāra with a defensive aim: it targets hostile aggressors who are advancing, seeking to prevent harm by disabling and routing them under Indra’s power.

Here “vedāṃsi” means their counsels/plans (strategic intentions). The mantra asks that their coordination be split into many parts so their force collapses into confusion and retreat.

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