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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (requires anukramaṇī for exact seer)
Devata: Indra (with Manyu as empowered force)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (short martial verse; not strictly regular)
Mantera perang satu bait ini menyeru Indra yang diperkasakan oleh Manyu (amarah-pertempuran) agar menerjang penyerang yang memusuhi dan mematahkan segala halangan seumpama Vr̥tra. Daya mantera ini bersifat apotropaik dan abhicārika: menjadikan perlawanan musuh sia-sia serta menjadikan maraan pengamal “tidak dapat ditahan.”
It aims to overpower a hostile aggressor and break ‘Vr̥tra-like’ blocks—anything that constricts progress—so victory becomes unopposed.
Indra is the victorious force that breaks obstruction; Manyu is the battle-ardor that energizes action. Together they signify controlled, effective power in conflict.
No substances are specified in the verse. It functions primarily as a spoken martial-protective formula, used with focused intent and disciplined recitation.
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