
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (traditional attribution within AV war/host hymns; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Indra (victory), Agni (fiery sharpness), and the empowered host/weapons as functional recipients
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV martial charms; metrical exactness may vary by pada reading)
Ye mantra raja ki sena aur hathiyaron ko taiyaar karta hai. Purohit isse apni sena ko dushman se bhi tez bana deta hai. Agni ki kulhari aur Indra ki vajra se bhi tez hathiyar milte hain. Dushman ki sena kamzor ho jaati hai aur haar maan jaati hai. Apni taraf log jeet ki taraf badh jaate hain. Mantra se bhra hua teer dushman ke sabse bade yoddha ko maarta hai. Koi bach ke nahi bhaag sakta. Raja aur purohit milke is mantra ka prayog karte hain.
Mantra 1
अजरं क्षत्रम्। संशि॑तं म इ॒दं ब्रह्म॒ संशि॑तं वी॒र्य॑१ बल॑म्। संशि॑तं क्ष॒त्रम॒जर॑मस्तु जि॒ष्णुर्येषा॒मस्मि॑ पु॒रोहि॑तः
Yeh rajya kabhi purana na ho. Mere liye yeh brahma ki shakti tej hai, yuddh ki shakti tej hai, bal tej hai. Yeh rajya kabhi purana na ho, aur jeetne wala ho. Main jinke liye purohit hoon, unki jeet ho.
Mantra 2
सम॒हमे॒षां रा॒ष्ट्रं स्या॑मि॒ समोजो॑ वी॒र्य॑१ बल॑म्। वृ॒श्चामि॒ शत्रू॑णां बा॒हून॒नेन॑ ह॒विषा॒हम्
Main inka poora rajya ban jaoon, inki poori takat ban jaoon, yuddh ki shakti ban jaoon. Main dushmanon ke haath kaat deta hoon, is havan ke saath.
Mantra 3
नी॒चैः प॑द्यन्ता॒मध॑रे भवन्तु॒ ये नः॑ सू॒रिं म॒घवा॑नं पृत॒न्यान्। क्षि॒णामि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒मित्रा॒नुन्न॑यामि॒ स्वान॒हम्
Jo log hamare bade daata pe war karte hain, woh neeche gir jao. Woh hamesha ke liye neeche reh jao. Main apni puja ki taakat se dushmanon ko khatam karta hoon. Main apne logon ko upar le jaata hoon.
Mantra 4
तीक्ष्णी॑यांसः पर॒शोर॒ग्नेस्तीक्ष्ण॑तरा उत॑। इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वज्रा॒त् तीक्ष्णी॑यांसो॒ येषा॒मस्मि॑ पु॒रोहि॑तः
Jinke liye main purohit ban ke khada hoon, unki taakat aag ke kulhaadi se bhi tez hai. Woh Indra ki vajra se bhi zyada tej hai. Main unke liye puja kar raha hoon, isliye woh sabse badi taakat wale hain.
Mantra 5
ए॒षाम॒हमायु॑धा॒ सं स्या॑म्ये॒षां रा॒ष्ट्रं सुवी॑रं वर्धयामि । ए॒षां क्ष॒त्रम॒जर॑मस्तु जि॒ष्ण्वे॒३षां चि॒त्तं विश्वे॑ऽवन्तु दे॒वाः
Main unke liye ek aisa hathiyar ban jaunga jo sabse tez ho. Main unke rajya ko bada karunga jisme bahut veer hon. Unki raj shakti kabhi purani na ho, woh hamesha jeetti rahe. Sab dev unke mann mein madad karein.
Mantra 6
उद्ध॑र्षन्तां मघव॒न् वाजि॑ना॒न्युद् वी॒राणां॒ जय॑तामेतु॒ घोषः॑ । पृथ॒ग् घोषा॑ उलु॒लयः॑ केतु॒मन्त॒ उदी॑रताम्। दे॒वा इन्द्र॑ज्येष्ठा म॒रुतो॑ यन्तु॒ सेन॑या
Hey Maghavan, uth ja, teri jeet ki taakat jag ja. Veeron ki jeet ki awaaz goonjne do. Alag-alag awaazein utho, jhande leke chalo. Dev, Indra ke sath Marut bhi sena leke chalenge.
Mantra 7
प्रेता॒ जय॑ता नर उ॒ग्रा वः॑ सन्तु बा॒हवः॑ । ती॒क्ष्णेष॑वोऽब॒लध॑न्वनो हतो॒ग्रायु॑धा अब॒लानु॒ग्रबा॑हवः
Aage badho aur jeeto, tum log veer ho. Tumhari baahein taakat se bhari hain. Teer chala ke dushmanon ko maaro, woh dhanush pakadna bhi nahi jaante. Unka hathiyar bhi kaccha hai, tum unhe aaram se hara doge.
Mantra 8
अव॑सृष्टा॒ परा॑ पत॒ शर॑व्ये॒ ब्रह्म॑संशिते । जया॒मित्रा॒न् प्र प॑द्यस्व ज॒ह्येऽषां॒ वरं॑वरं॒ मामीषां॑ मोचि॒ कश्च॒न
Ab teer chhod diya gaya hai, aage badh ja. Yeh teer mantra ki shakti se tez kiya gaya hai. Dushmanon pe hamla kar, unhe hara de. Sabse bade aadmi ko ek-ek karke maarna. Koi bhi bach ke nahi jaana chahiye.
It is a battle-support charm that empowers one’s host and weapons through brahman, weakens enemies, and sends a consecrated arrow to strike enemy champions and secure victory.
Indra’s vajra and Agni’s cutting/fiery force serve as divine benchmarks: the hymn claims the allied weapons become even keener than these models when charged by the priest’s mantra.
Not necessarily. The text’s main ‘substance’ is the weapon—especially the arrow—made effective by mantra (“brahma-saṃśita”), rather than by a specific plant preparation.
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