Sukta 21
सूक्तम् 21
Shlokas (4)
+ Add ShlokaAtharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 21, Mantra 1 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.21.1
स्वस्ति॒दा वि॒शां पति॑र्वृत्र॒हा वि॑मृ॒धो॑ व॒शी। वृषेन्द्रः॑ पु॒र ए॑तु नः सोम॒पा अ॑भयंक॒रः ॥१॥
svastidā viśāṃ patir vṛtrahā vimṛdho vaśī | vṛṣendraḥ pura etu naḥ somapā abhayamkaraḥ |
Lord of the clans, giver of well-being, slayer of Vṛtra, subduer of strife, wielder of power—may mighty Indra, drinker of Soma, come before us, bringing fearlessness.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 21, Mantra 2 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.21.2
वि न॑ इन्द्र॒ मृधो॑ जहि नीचा॒ य॑च्छ पृतन्य॒तः । अ॒ध॒मं ग॑मया॒ तमो॒ यो अ॒स्माँ अ॑भि॒दास॑ति ॥२॥
vi na indra mṛdho jahi nīcā yaccha pṛtanyataḥ | adhamṃ gamayā tamo yo asmān abhidāsati |
O Indra, crush our foes; press down the attackers. Drive into the deepest darkness whoever assails us.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 21, Mantra 3 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.21.3
वि रक्षो॒ वि मृधो॑ जहि वि वृ॒त्रस्य॒ हनू॑ रुज । वि म॒न्युमि॑न्द्र वृत्रहन्न॒मित्र॑स्याभि॒दास॑तः ॥३॥
vi rakṣo vi mṛdho jahi vi vṛtrasya hanū ruj | vi manyum indra vṛtrahann amitrasyābhidāsataḥ |
Shatter the sorcery, break the assault; smash Vṛtra’s jaws. Quell the wrath, O Indra, Vṛtra-slayer, of the hostile assailant.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 1, Sukta 21, Mantra 4 (शत्रुनिवारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 1 · Verse 1.21.4
अपे॑न्द्र द्विष॒तो मनोऽप॒ जिज्या॑सतो व॒धम्। वि महच्छर्म॑ यच्छ॒ वरी॑यो यावया व॒धम्॥४॥
apendra dviṣato mano ’pa jijyāsato vadham | vi mahac charma yaccha varīyo yāvayā vadham
O Indra, drive away the mind of the hostile one, the one eager to strike. Stretch out great protection; ward off the blow and turn the assault aside.