Sukta 20
सूक्तम् 20
Shlokas (4)
+ Add ShlokaAtharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 1 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.20.1
अदा॑रसृद् भवतु देव सोमा॒स्मिन् य॒ज्ञे म॑रुतो मृ॒डता॑ नः । मा नो॑ विददभि॒भा मो अश॑स्ति॒र्मा नो॑ विदद् वृजि॒ना द्वेष्या॒ या॥१॥
adārasṛd bhavatu deva somāsmin yajñe maruto mṛḍatā naḥ mā no vidad abhibhā mo aśastir mā no vidad vṛjinā dveṣyā yā
O god Soma, be unshaking; in this sacrifice, O Maruts, show us mercy. Let not the overpowerer find us; let not misfortune or hated wrong find us.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 2 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.20.2
यो अ॒द्य सेन्यो॑ व॒धोऽघा॒यूना॑मु॒दीर॑ते । यु॒वं तं मि॑त्रावरुणाव॒स्मद्या॑वयतं॒ परि॑ ॥२॥
yo adya senyo vadho ’ghāyūnām udīrate yuvaṃ taṃ mitrāvaruṇāv asmad yāvayataṃ pari
If today a warlike slaughter is invoked against the short-lived, you two, Mitra and Varuṇa, ward it from us on every side.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 3 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.20.3
इ॒तश्च॒ यद॒मुत॑श्च॒ यद् व॒धं व॑रुण यावय । वि म॒हच्छर्म॑ यच्छ॒ वरी॑यो यावया व॒धम्॥३॥
itaś ca yad amutaś ca yad vadhaṃ Varuṇa yāvaya | vi mahac charma yaccha varīyo yāvayā vadham |
O Varuṇa, avert the blow from here and from there. Spread a vast, protective shield, stronger still; turn the blow away.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 20, Mantra 4 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.20.4
शा॒स इ॒त्था म॒हाँ अ॑स्यमित्रसा॒हो अ॑स्तृ॒तः । न यस्य॑ ह॒न्यते॒ सखा॒ न जी॒यते॑ क॒दा च॒न॥४॥
śāsa itthā mahān asy amitra-sāho astṛtaḥ | na yasya hanyate sakhā na jīyate kadā cana |
Thus is he a great ruler, unassailable, with the might to crush foes. His friend is never struck down, nor is he ever defeated.