Sukta 2
द॒ण्डं हस्ता॑दा॒ददा॑नो ग॒तासोः॑ स॒ह श्रोत्रे॑ण॒ वर्च॑सा॒ बले॑न । अत्रै॒व त्वमि॒ह व॒यं सु॒वीरा॒ विश्वा॒ मृधो॑ अ॒भिमा॑तीर्जयेम
daṇḍáṃ hastā́d ādádāno gatā́soḥ sahá śrótreṇa várcasā bálenā | atráivá tvám ihá vayáṃ suvī́rā víśvā mṛ́dho abhímātīr jayema
Taking the staff from the hand of him whose breath is gone, with hearing, with splendour, with strength—here, even here, do thou remain; and here may we, rich in good heroes, conquer all assaults and all malignant plots.
दण्डं हस्तादाददानो गतासोः सह श्रोत्रेण वर्चसा बलेन। अत्रैव त्वमिह वयं सुवीरा विश्वा मृधो अभिमातीर् जयेम॥
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic funerary seers (Pitṛmedha corpus; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Protective power of the rite; implicitly the life-faculties reclaimed from Death (Mṛtyu/Yama context)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV funerary verses; metrical exactness may vary by pada division)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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