Atharva Veda 6.126.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 126, Mantra 2
Sukta 126
आ क्र॑न्दय॒ बल॒मोजो॑ न॒ आ धा॑ अ॒भि ष्ट॑न दुरि॒ता बाध॑मानः । अप॑ सेध दुन्दुभे दु॒च्छुना॑मि॒त इन्द्र॑स्य मु॒ष्टिर॑सि वी॒डय॑स्व
ā́ krandaya bálam ójo na ā́ dhā ábhi stan duritā́ bā́dhamānaḥ | ápa sedha dundubhe ducchúnām ít índrasya múṣṭir asi vī́ḍayasva
Roar forth; set for us strength and vigor; thunder against the evils, driving them away. O Drum, repel ill-hap: thou verily art Indra’s fist—show thy might.
गर्जून उठ; आमच्यासाठी बल व ओज धारण कर. दुरितांवर गर्जना कर, त्यांना बाधून दूर हाकल. हे दुन्दुभी (नगारा), दुच्छुना (अशुभ-अपशकुन) दूर रोख; तू खरोखरच इंद्राची मुठ आहेस—आपले सामर्थ्य प्रकट कर.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Dundubhi as Indra’s empowered instrument
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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