Atharva Veda 11.9.22: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 22
Sukta 9
ये च॒ धीरा॒ ये चाधी॑राः॒ परा॑ञ्चो बधि॒राश्च॒ ये। त॒म॒सा ये च॑ तूप॒रा अथो॑ बस्ताभिवा॒सिनः॑ । सर्वां॒स्ताँ अ॑र्बुदे॒ त्वम॒मित्रे॑भ्यो दृ॒शे कु॑रूदा॒रांश्च॒ प्रद॑र्शय
yé ca dhīrā́ yé cā́dhīrāḥ párāñco badhirā́ś ca yé | tamásā yé ca tūparā́ átho bastābhivāsínaḥ | sarvā́ṃs tā́n arbude tvám amítrebhyo dṛśé kurū́dārāṃś ca prá-darśaya
Whether steadfast or unsteadfast, whether turned away or deaf—whether in darkness, or dull and dazed, and those who dwell with goats: all these, O Arbuda, make thou visible to the enemies’ sight; lay them open and show them forth.
जो भी होशियार है या बेवकूफ, जो पीछे मुड़ गए है या बहरे है, जो अंधेरे में है या सोए हुए है, जो बकरियों के साथ रहते है, अर्बुद, इन सब को दुश्मनों की नज़र में ला दे। इन्हे दुश्मनों के सामने खोल के रख दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per Anukramaṇī; edition-dependent)
Devata: Arbuda as revealer/exposer; darkness as adversarial condition
Chandas: Mixed/expanded anuṣṭubh-like with additional pādas (requires edition-specific metrical parsing)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta
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