Mantra 1
Sukta 21
शत्रुसेनात्रासनम्। विहृदयं वैमनस्यं वदामित्रेषु दुन्दुभे । विद्वेषं कश्मशं भयममित्रेषु नि दध्मस्यवैनान् दुन्दुभे जहि
śatrusenātrāsanam | víhṛ́dayaṃ vaimanasyáṃ vadā́mitréṣu dundubhe | vidvéṣaṃ kásmaśaṃ bhayám amitréṣu ní dadhmasy áváinān dundubhe jahi
Terror of the foeman’s host. Proclaim, O Drum, among the enemies, heart-dismay and disunion of mind. Set, among the enemies, hatred, confusion, fear; smite them down, O Drum—aye, smite these men.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (martial abhicaric cluster; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Dundubhi (personified drum) as operative agent; secondarily Bhaya/Trāsa as effected powers
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/prose-like Atharvanic diction in places)
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