Atharva Veda 3.19.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 5
Sukta 19
ए॒षाम॒हमायु॑धा॒ सं स्या॑म्ये॒षां रा॒ष्ट्रं सुवी॑रं वर्धयामि । ए॒षां क्ष॒त्रम॒जर॑मस्तु जि॒ष्ण्वे॒३षां चि॒त्तं विश्वे॑ऽवन्तु दे॒वाः
eṣā́m ahám ā́yudhā sáṁ syāmy eṣā́ṁ rāṣṭráṁ suvī́raṁ vardhayāmi | eṣā́ṁ kṣatrám ájaram astu jíṣṇv eṣā́ṁ cíttaṁ víśve avantu devā́ḥ ||
Of these may I become the weapon in full; their realm, rich in heroes, I enlarge. Let their sovereign power be unaging, conquering; and all the Gods be helpers of their mind.
एषामहमायुधा सं स्याम्येषां राष्ट्रं सुवीरं वर्धयामि। एषां क्षत्रमजरमस्तु जिष्ण्वेषां चित्तं विश्वेऽवन्तु देवाः॥
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods) with implicit Indraic kingship-power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic flexibility)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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