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Rishi: Traditionally connected with Angiras/Atharvanic seers; in RV parallels, Manyu-hymns are ascribed to seers of the Bharadvāja/Angiras sphere (assignment varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Manyu (personified Wrath; Indra-like battle power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style martial cadence; Atharvanic reuse)
Is mantra mein Manyu ko bulaya ja raha hai jo gusse ka ek taakatwar roop hai. Manyu dushmanon ko tod deta hai aur chupi hui khatron ko bhi pakad leta hai. Isme Manyu ko Indra jaisa bataya gaya hai jo jung mein jeet dilata hai. Manyu me Varun aur Jatavedas jaisi taakatein bhi hain. Yeh mantra raja logon aur yudh ke liye raksha karta hai. Isse vijay milti hai aur dhan-daulat bhi milta hai.
Mantra 1
सेनासंयोजनम्। यस्ते॑ म॒न्योऽवि॑धद् वज्र सायक॒ सह॒ ओजः॒ पुष्य॑ति॒ विश्व॑मानु॒षक्। सा॒ह्याम॒ दास॒मार्यं॒ त्वया॑ यु॒जा व॒यं सह॑स्कृतेन॒ सह॑सा॒ सह॑स्वता
Yeh sena ko jodne ka mantra hai. Manyu, tum vajra aur baan jaise ho, koi tumhe maar nahi sakta. Tumhare saath taakat badhti hai, sab logon mein. Tum humare saath ho to hum dushman par jeet le. Taakat se, zor se, hum sab kuchh kar sakte hain.
Mantra 2
म॒न्युरिन्द्रो॑ म॒न्युरे॒वास॑ दे॒वो म॒न्युर्होता॒ वरु॑णो जा॒तवे॑दाः । म॒न्युर्विश॑ ईडते॒ मानु॑षी॒र्याः पा॒हि नो॑ मन्यो॒ तप॑सा स॒जोषाः॑
Is mantra mein Manyu naam ki shakti ko pukara ja raha hai. Woh Manyu hi Indra hai, wohi ek aur devta hai. Woh hi hota hai puja karne wala, Varuna bhi wohi hai, agni bhi wohi hai. Log usi Manyu ko pukarte hain. Hey Manyu, hume apni taakat se bacha. Tu jo tap mein magan hai, usi shakti se humara kalyan kar.
Mantra 3
अ॒भीऽहि मन्यो त॒वस॒स्तवी॑या॒न् तप॑सा यु॒जा वि ज॑हि॒ शत्रू॑न्। अ॒मि॒त्र॒हा वृ॑त्र॒हा द॑स्यु॒हा च॒ विश्वा॒ वसू॒न्या भ॑रा॒ त्वं नः॑
Aa Manyu, tu sabse bada taakat wala hai. Apni ghamasan taakat se dushmanon ko tod ke rakh de. Tu dushman maarna wala hai, Vritra maarna wala, Dasyu maarna wala. Hamein sab tarah ki daulat aur sampatti laake de.
Mantra 4
त्वं हि म॑न्यो अ॒भिभू॑त्योजाः स्वयं॒भूर्भामो॑ अभिमातिषा॒हः । वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिः॒ सहु॑रिः॒ सही॑यान॒स्मास्वोजः॒ पृत॑नासु धेहि
Manyu, tu sach mein sabse badi taakat wala hai. Tu khud se paida hua hai, ek aag jaisi taakat jo dushman ke hamle ko rok leti hai. Saari duniya mein tere jaisa koi nahi, tu tez hai, hamesha bada rehta hai. Jung mein hamare andar bhi wo taakat daal de.
Mantra 5
अ॒भा॒गः सन्नप॒ परे॑तो अस्मि॒ तव॒ क्रत्वा॑ तवि॒षस्य॑ प्रचेतः । तं त्वा॑ मन्यो अक्र॒तुर्जि॑हीडा॒हं स्वा त॒नूर्ब॑ल॒दावा॑ न॒ एहि॑
Main kismat wala nahi hoon, lekin main gir bhi nahi gaya hoon. Tere decision se, tu samajhdar hai, tu tez hai. Manyu, us bewakoof wali halat ko chhod de. Hamare paas aa, taakat dene wala, mere shareer mein aa ja.
Mantra 6
अ॒यं ते॑ अ॒स्म्युप॑ न॒ एह्य॒र्वाङ् प्र॑तीची॒नः स॑हुरे विश्वदावन्। मन्यो॑ वज्रिन्न॒भि न॒ आ व॑वृत्स्व॒ हना॑व॒ दस्यूं॑रुत बो॑ध्या॒पेः
Main yahan hoon, tera hoon. Hamare paas aa, hamari taraf mud ke aa, tu tez hai, sab kuchh dene wala. Manyu, tu vajra pakda hua hai, hamare upar aa gir. Dasyu ko maar daal, aur door se aane wale dushman ke khilaf jaagta reh.
Mantra 7
अ॒भि प्रेहि॑ दक्षिण॒तो भ॑वा॒ नोऽधा॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जङ्घनाव॒ भूरि॑ । जु॒होमि॑ ते ध॒रुणं॒ मध्वो॒ अग्र॑मु॒भावु॑पां॒शु प्र॑थ॒मा पि॑बाव
Aage badh jao, aur hamare saath raho. Saamne se saari ruke hata ke chala jao, bahut saari cheezein tod daalo. Main tumhe yeh peene ki cheez de raha hoon, jo meethi hai aur sabse upar hai. Dono pi jao, pehle chupke-chupke.
Both: Manyu is wrath as a disciplined power, treated as a deity. The hymn personifies anger as a divine force that can be invoked to protect, attack obstacles, and secure victory.
Its primary Atharvanic use is abhicārika—subduing hostile forces and enemies in a martial/protective frame. Traditional framing emphasizes defense, vigilance, and the restoration of safety and rightful strength for the patron.
This identification expands Manyu into a total power: Indra for battle, Varuṇa for sovereign restraint/order, Jātavedas (Agni) for fiery energy, and Hotṛ for ritual efficacy—so the invoked force can act on every level of protection and success.
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