Mantra 11
Sukta 20
शत्रूषाण् नीषाडभिमातिषाहो गवेषणः सहमान उद्भित्। वाग्वीव मन्त्रं प्र भरस्व वाचं सांग्रामजित्यायेषमुद् वदेह
śatrūṣā́n nīṣā́ḍ abhimāti-sāháḥ gaveṣáṇaḥ sáhamāna úd-bhit | vāk-vī́va mántraṃ prá bharasva vā́caṃ sāṅgrāma-jityā́yeṣám úd vadeha ||
O leader, overpowering hostile onsets, cattle-seeking, prevailing, breaking forth: like a master of speech bring forth the spell, bring forth the Word; for battle-winning—utter this aloud.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Victory-power (implicit), with vāc/mantra as operative devatā
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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