Sukta 21
परामित्रान् दुन्दुभिना हरिणस्याजिनेन च । सर्वे देवा अतित्रसन् ये संग्रामस्येशते
párā ’mítrān dundubhínā haríṇasyā́jinena ca | sárve devā́ atitrasan yé saṃgrāmásyeśate
Away with the foes—by the Drum, and by the antelope’s hide! All the Gods have trembled—those who bear dominion over battle.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per AV anukramaṇī for the dundubhi hymn-cycle)
Devata: Dundubhi and battle-deities (saṃgrāma-īśa devāḥ)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; Atharvanic metrical looseness possible)
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