Mantra 1
Sukta 65
शत्रुनाशनम्। अव मन्युरवायताव बाहू मनोयुजा । पराशर त्वं तेषां पराञ्चं शुष्ममर्दयाधा नो रयिमा कृधि
áva manyúr avāyátā́va bāhū́ manoyújā | parā́śara tváṃ teṣā́ṃ parā́ñcaṃ śúṣmam mardayā́dha no rayím ā́ kṛdhi ||
Down let their wrath sink down; down let their arms, mind-yoked, be lowered. Smite thou them off: crush their strength, turned backward; and then for us do thou bring wealth to be.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic milieu (enemy-crushing charm complex; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies)
Devata: Indra-like repelling power / Parāśara (as personified expulsion)
Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)
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