Sukta 21
परा॒मित्रा॑न् दुन्दु॒भिना॑ हरि॒णस्या॒जिने॑न च । सर्वे॑ दे॒वा अ॑तित्रस॒न् ये सं॑ग्रा॒मस्येशते
párā ’mítrān dundubhínā haríṇasyā́jinena ca | sárve devā́ atitrasan yé saṃgrāmásyeśate
Away with the foes—by the Drum, and by the antelope’s hide! All the Gods have trembled—those who bear dominion over battle.
Bằng trống trận và da linh dương, hãy xua đuổi kẻ thù cho xa! Tất cả chư Thiên—những vị nắm quyền đối với chiến trận—đều run sợ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per AV anukramaṇī for the dundubhi hymn-cycle)
Devata: Dundubhi and battle-deities (saṃgrāma-īśa devāḥ)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; Atharvanic metrical looseness possible)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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