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Sukta 21
ज्या॒घो॒षा दु॑न्दु॒भयो॒ भि क्रो॑शन्तु॒ या दिशः॑ । सेनाः॒ परा॑जिता य॒तीर॒मित्रा॑णामनीक॒शः
jyāghōṣā́ dundúbhayo ’bhí krōśantu yā́ díśaḥ | sēnā́ḥ parājítā yatī́r amítrāṇām anīkáśaḥ
Let bowstring-twangs and war-drums cry aloud against whatever quarters: the armies of the foes—defeated—going forth (in rout), troop by troop.
Que o estalo das cordas do arco e os tambores de guerra clamem alto contra quaisquer direções. Que os exércitos dos inimigos — vencidos — saiam em debandada, tropa após tropa.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Martial sound-powers (dundubhi, jyāghoṣa) as operative agents
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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