Atharva Veda 1.20.4: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 4
Sukta 20
शा॒स इ॒त्था म॒हाँ अ॑स्यमित्रसा॒हो अ॑स्तृ॒तः । न यस्य॑ ह॒न्यते॒ सखा॒ न जी॒यते॑ क॒दा च॒न
śā́sa itthā́ mahā́n asyā́mitrasā́ho ástṛtaḥ | ná yásya hanyáte sakhā́ ná jī́yate kadā́ cana
Thus is the Chastiser great: this foe-subduer is uninjured. Whose comrade is not slain, he is not conquered—no, not at any time whatsoever.
जो लोग दुश्मनों को सबक सिखाता है, वो बहुत बड़ा है। वो कभी हारता नहीं। उसका दोस्त कभी मारा नहीं जाता, और वो खुद कभी नहीं हारता। कभी भी नहीं।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (ascribed by Anukramaṇī for this hymn-cycle; verify per edition).
Devata: Rakṣā/Protective power (often framed as a ‘chastiser’/victorious force against enemies).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (11/8-based Atharvanic anuṣṭubh style; verify pada-count per pada recension).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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