Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 20, Mantra 5 (शत्रुसेनात्रासनम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Kanda 5 · Verse 5.20.5
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Sanskrit Original
दु॒न्दु॒भेर्वाचं॒ प्रय॑तां॒ वद॑न्तीमाशृण्व॒ती ना॑थि॒ता घोष॑बुद्धा । नारी॑ पु॒त्रं धा॑वतु हस्त॒गह्या॑मि॒त्री भी॒ता स॑म॒रे व॒धाना॑म्॥५॥
dundubher vācaṃ prayatāṃ vadantīm āśṛṇvatī nāthitā ghoṣa-buddhā nārī putraṃ dhāvatu hasta-gahyām itrī bhītā samare vadhānām
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Let the trained voice of the war-drum speak; let the heedful hear its call. Let the woman run to seize her child by the hand; let the foe, in terror, flee the slaughter in battle.