Mantra 7
Sukta 10
धूमाक्षी सं पततु कृधुकर्णी च क्रोशतु । त्रिषंधेः सेनया जिते अरुणाः सन्तु केतवः
dhūmākṣī́ sáṃ patatu kṛdhukárṇī ca krośatu | triṣaṃ́dheḥ sénayā jitè aruṇā́ḥ santu ketávaḥ ||
Let the smoke-eyed swoop down full; and let Kṛdhukarṇī shriek aloud. With the host of Triṣaṃdhi, when conquest is won, let the signals be ruddy—tokens of victory.
धूमाक्षी पूरी तरह झपट पड़े; और कृधुकर्णी ऊँचे स्वर से चीखे। त्रिषंधि की सेना के साथ, जब विजय प्राप्त हो, तब केतव—संकेत—अरुण, विजय-चिह्न बनें।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Dhūmākṣī; Kṛdhukarṇī; Triṣaṃdhi-senā (as operative collective)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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