Atharva Veda 5.20.1: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 1
Sukta 20
शत्रुसेनात्रासनम्। उ॒च्चैर्घो॑षो दुन्दु॒भिः स॑त्वना॒यन् वा॑नस्प॒त्यः संभृ॑त उ॒स्रिया॑भिः । वाचं॑ क्षुणुवा॒नो द॒मय॑न्त्स॒पत्ना॑न्त्सिं॒ह इ॑व जे॒ष्यन्न॒भि तंस्तनीहि
śatrusenātrāsanam | uccáirghóṣo dundubhíḥ satvanāyán vānaspatyáḥ saṃbhṛ́ta usríyābhiḥ | vā́caṃ kṣuṇuvānó damáyant sapatnān siṃhá iva jéṣyann abhí táṃ stanīhi ||
Terror of the foeman’s host: loud-voiced with the drum, advancing in might—wood-born, well-compacted, bound fast with rawhide—uttering voice, subduing rivals, like a lion fain to conquer—against them thunder forth!
โอ้สิ่งที่ทำให้กองทัพศัตรูหวาดผวา—ส่งเสียงกึกก้องด้วยกลอง ก้าวหน้าไปด้วยพลัง—เกิดจากไม้ ประกอบแน่นหนา ผูกมัดมั่นด้วยหนังดิบ—เปล่งวาจา ข่มปราบคู่ปรปักษ์; ดุจสิงห์ใคร่ชัย จงคำรามก้องใส่พวกเขาเถิด!
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type martial seer tradition (consult Anukramaṇī for exact attribution).
Devata: Dundubhi (personified war-drum) / Indraic martial force by implication.
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly Triṣṭubh-like cadence in the long pāda sequence (AV battle hymns often loosen strict RV meters).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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