Sukta 32
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Angiras/Atharvanic seers; in RV parallels, Manyu-hymns are ascribed to seers of the Bharadvāja/Angiras sphere (assignment varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Manyu (personified Wrath; Indra-like battle power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style martial cadence; Atharvanic reuse)
Mantras
Mantra 1
सेनासंयोजनम्। यस्ते॑ म॒न्योऽवि॑धद् वज्र सायक॒ सह॒ ओजः॒ पुष्य॑ति॒ विश्व॑मानु॒षक्। सा॒ह्याम॒ दास॒मार्यं॒ त्वया॑ यु॒जा व॒यं सह॑स्कृतेन॒ सह॑सा॒ सह॑स्वता
Army-joining. He—thy Manyu—whom none hath smitten, O bolt-weaponed, with whom vigor waxeth, all among men: with thee as yoked ally may we overpower both Dāsa and Ārya, with might-made force, with might, with the mighty.
Mantra 2
म॒न्युरिन्द्रो॑ म॒न्युरे॒वास॑ दे॒वो म॒न्युर्होता॒ वरु॑णो जा॒तवे॑दाः । म॒न्युर्विश॑ ईडते॒ मानु॑षी॒र्याः पा॒हि नो॑ मन्यो॒ तप॑सा स॒जोषाः॑
Manyu is Indra; Manyu indeed is that God. Manyu is Hotar, Varuṇa, Jātavedas. Manyu—whom the human clans invoke—protect us, O Manyu, with burning might, in one accord.
Mantra 3
अ॒भीऽहि मन्यो त॒वस॒स्तवी॑या॒न् तप॑सा यु॒जा वि ज॑हि॒ शत्रू॑न्। अ॒मि॒त्र॒हा वृ॑त्र॒हा द॑स्यु॒हा च॒ विश्वा॒ वसू॒न्या भ॑रा॒ त्वं नः॑
Advance hither, O Manyu, mightier than the mighty; yoked with burning ardour, smite the foes asunder. Foe-slayer, Vṛtra-slayer, Dasyu-slayer also—bring thou unto us all manner of riches.
Mantra 4
त्वं हि म॑न्यो अ॒भिभू॑त्योजाः स्वयं॒भूर्भामो॑ अभिमातिषा॒हः । वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिः॒ सहु॑रिः॒ सही॑यान॒स्मास्वोजः॒ पृत॑नासु धेहि
For thou, O Manyu, art of overpowering might, self-born, a blazing force that conquers hostile onsets. Universal among the peoples, impetuous, ever the stronger—set thou thy vigour within us in the battles.
Mantra 5
अ॒भा॒गः सन्नप॒ परे॑तो अस्मि॒ तव॒ क्रत्वा॑ तवि॒षस्य॑ प्रचेतः । तं त्वा॑ मन्यो अक्र॒तुर्जि॑हीडा॒हं स्वा त॒नूर्ब॑ल॒दावा॑ न॒ एहि॑
Luckless, not cast away, I am—by thy resolve, O discerning one, thou vehement. That witless state—O Manyu—do thou abandon; come unto us, O strength-bestower, into mine own person.
Mantra 6
अ॒यं ते॑ अ॒स्म्युप॑ न॒ एह्य॒र्वाङ् प्र॑तीची॒नः स॑हुरे विश्वदावन्। मन्यो॑ वज्रिन्न॒भि न॒ आ व॑वृत्स्व॒ हना॑व॒ दस्यूं॑रुत बो॑ध्या॒पेः
Here am I thine: come near to us, hitherward, turned toward us, O impetuous, all-bestowing. O Manyu, bolt-bearing, roll thyself upon us; smite down the Dasyus, and be thou wakeful against the foe from afar.
Mantra 7
अ॒भि प्रेहि॑ दक्षिण॒तो भ॑वा॒ नोऽधा॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जङ्घनाव॒ भूरि॑ । जु॒होमि॑ ते ध॒रुणं॒ मध्वो॒ अग्र॑मु॒भावु॑पां॒शु प्र॑थ॒मा पि॑बाव
Advance forth; be ours upon the right: then crush down, in abundance, the obstructions. I offer unto thee the sustaining draught, the foremost of the sweet; drink down both—firstly, in a low voice (in secret).
Frequently Asked Questions
Both: Manyu is wrath as a disciplined power, treated as a deity. The hymn personifies anger as a divine force that can be invoked to protect, attack obstacles, and secure victory.
Its primary Atharvanic use is abhicārika—subduing hostile forces and enemies in a martial/protective frame. Traditional framing emphasizes defense, vigilance, and the restoration of safety and rightful strength for the patron.
This identification expands Manyu into a total power: Indra for battle, Varuṇa for sovereign restraint/order, Jātavedas (Agni) for fiery energy, and Hotṛ for ritual efficacy—so the invoked force can act on every level of protection and success.
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