Atharva Veda 5.21.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 4
Sukta 21
यथा॑ मृ॒गाः सं॑वि॒जन्त॑ आर॒ण्याः पुरु॑षा॒दधि॑ । ए॒वा त्वं दु॑न्दुभे॒ऽमित्रा॑न॒भि क्र॑न्द॒ प्र त्रा॑स॒याथो॑ चि॒त्तानि॑ मोहय
yáthā mṛgā́ḥ saṃvijánte āraṇyā́ḥ púruṣād ádhi | evā́ tvaṃ dundubhe ’mitrā́n abhí kranda prá trāsayā́tho cittā́ni mohaya
As forest beasts are scattered in alarm at a man’s approach, so thou, O Drum—roar against the enemies; drive them forth in terror, and moreover bewilder their minds.
正如林野之兽因人逼近而惊惶四散；如是，鼓啊，你当向诸敌轰鸣；使其在恐惧中奔逃，并且迷乱其心识。
Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for this sukta
Devata: Dundubhi; secondarily Trāsa and Moha (terror and delusion as powers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: raudra
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