Atharva Veda 6.66.1: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 66, Mantra 1
Sukta 66
शत्रुनाशनम्। निर्ह॑स्तः शत्रु॑रभि॒दास॑न्नस्तु॒ ये सेना॑भि॒र्युध॑मा॒यन्त्य॒स्मान्। सम॑र्पयेन्द्र मह॒ता व॒धेन॒ द्रात्वे॑षामघहा॒रो विवि॑द्धः
śatrunāśánam | nír-hastaḥ śátruḥ abhídāsann astu yé sénābhir yúdhmānā́ ā́yanty asmā́n | sám arpayéndra mahatā́ vadhéna drā́tv eṣām aghahāró víviddhaḥ
Enemy-destruction. Handless be the foe, the assailant: let him be so—those who with armies, warring, advance against us. Deliver them up, O Indra, to mighty slaughter; let their evil-bearer be pierced through, and let them be driven off.
यह मंत्र दुश्मन को खत्म करने के लिए है। जो हमारे ऊपर सेना लेकर आता है, उसके हाथ न काम करें। जो लोग हमारे साथ लड़ने आते हैं, उनको इंद्र बड़े मारे से गिरा दे। जो बुराई लेकर आया है, उसको छेद डाल और उसको भगा दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Indra (with implicit hostile forces as object)
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (exact metrical parsing uncertain from provided text)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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