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Sāmaveda Saṃhitā (Kauthuma) 4.9.3.501

SV 4.9.3.501

अमीषां चित्तं प्रतिलोभयन्ती गृहाणाङ्गान्यप्वे परेहि । अभि प्रेहि निर्दह हृत्सु शोकैरन्धेनामित्रास्तमसा सचन्ताम् ॥ १८६१

amīṣāṃ cittaṃ pratilobhayantī gṛhāṇāṅgānyapve parehi . abhi prehi nirdaha hṛtsu śokairandhenāmitrāstamasā sacantām .. 1861

Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.

Bewildering the senses of our foemen, seize thou their bodies and depart, O Apva. Attack them, set their hearts on fire and burn them: so let our foes abide in utter darkness.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.103.12; the wording of this text may differ in places.

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