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Atharvaveda Saṃhitā (Śaunaka) 4.31

त्वया मन्यो सरथम् आरुजन्तो हर्षमाणा हृषितासो मरुत्वन् । तिग्मेषव आयुधा संशिशाना उप प्र यन्तु नरो अग्निरूपाः ॥१॥

tvayā manyo saratham ārujanto harṣamāṇā hṛṣitāso marutvan | tigmeṣava āyudhā saṃśiśānā upa pra yantu naro agnirūpāḥ ||1||

Borne on with thee, O Manyu girt by Maruts, let our brave men, impetuous, bursting forward, March on, like flames of fire in form, exulting, with pointed arrows, sharpening their weapons.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

AVŚ 4.31.2

अग्निर् इव मन्यो त्विषितः सहस्व सेनानीर् नः सहुरे हूत एधि । हत्वाय शत्रून् वि भजस्व वेद ओजो मिमानो वि मृधो नुदस्व ॥२॥

agnir iva manyo tviṣitaḥ sahasva senānīr naḥ sahure hūta edhi | hatvāya śatrūn vi bhajasva veda ojo mimāno vi mṛdho nudasva ||2||

Flashing like fire, be thou, O conquering Manyu, invoked, O Victor, as our army's leader. Slay thou our foes, distribute their possessions: show forth thy vigour, scatter those who hate us.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.

AVŚ 4.31.3

सहस्व मन्यो अभिमातिम् अस्मै रुजन् मृणन् प्रमृणन् प्रेहि शत्रून् । उग्रं ते पाजो नन्व् आ रुरुध्रे वशी वशं नयासा एकज त्वम् ॥३॥

sahasva manyo abhimātim asmai rujan mṛṇan pramṛṇan prehi śatrūn | ugraṃ te pājo nanv ā rurudhre vaśī vaśaṃ nayāsā ekaja tvam ||3||

O Manyu, overcome thou our assailant on! breaking, slaying, crushing down the foemen. They have not hindered thine impetuous vigour: Mighty, Sole born! thou makest them thy subjects.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.

AVŚ 4.31.4

एको बहूनाम् असि मन्य ईडिता विशंविशम् युद्धाय सं शिशाधि । अकृत्तरुक् त्वया युजा वयं द्युमन्तं घोषम् विजयाय कृण्मसि ॥४॥

eko bahūnām asi manya īḍitā viśaṃviśam yuddhāya saṃ śiśādhi | akṛttaruk tvayā yujā vayaṃ dyumantaṃ ghoṣam vijayāya kṛṇmasi ||4||

Alone or many thou art worshipped, Manyu: sharpen the spirit of each clan for battle. With thee to aid, O thou of perfect splendour, we will uplift the glorious shout for conquest.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.

AVŚ 4.31.5

विजेषकृद् इन्द्र इवानवब्रवो ऽस्माकं मन्यो अधिपा भवेह । प्रियं ते नाम सहुरे गृणीमसि विद्मा तम् उत्सं यत आबभूथ ॥५॥

vijeṣakṛd indra ivānavabravo 'smākaṃ manyo adhipā bhaveha | priyaṃ te nāma sahure gṛṇīmasi vidmā tam utsaṃ yata ābabhūtha ||5||

Unyielding bringing victory like Indra, O Manyu, be thou here our Sovran Ruler. To thy dear name, O Victor, we sing praises: we know the spring from which thou art come hither.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.5; the wording of this text may differ in places.

AVŚ 4.31.6

आभूत्या सहजा वज्र सायक सहो बिभर्षि सहभूत उत्तरम् । क्रत्वा नो मन्यो सह मेद्य् एधि महाधनस्य पुरुहूत संसृजि ॥६॥

ābhūtyā sahajā vajra sāyaka saho bibharṣi sahabhūta uttaram | kratvā no manyo saha medy edhi mahādhanasya puruhūta saṃsṛji ||6||

Twin-born with power, destructive bolt of thunder, the highest conquering might is thine, Subduer! Be friendly to its in thy spirit, Manyu, O Much-invoked, in shock of mighty battle.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.6; the wording of this text may differ in places.

AVŚ 4.31.7

संसृष्टं धनम् उभयं समाकृतम् अस्मभ्यं धत्तां वरुणश् च मन्युः । भियो दधाना हृदयेषु शत्रवः पराजितासो अप नि लयन्ताम् ॥७॥

saṃsṛṣṭaṃ dhanam ubhayaṃ samākṛtam asmabhyaṃ dhattāṃ varuṇaś ca manyuḥ | bhiyo dadhānā hṛdayeṣu śatravaḥ parājitāso apa ni layantām ||7||

For spoil let Varuna and Manyu give us the wealth of both sides gathered and collected; And let our enemies with stricken spirits, o'erwhelmed with terror, slink away defeated.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.84.7; the wording of this text may differ in places.