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Atharvaveda 5.20.6

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5.20.6

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Sanskrit

5.20.6

pū́rvo dundubhe prá vadāsi vā́caṃ bhū́myāḥ pr̥ṣṭhé vada rócamānaḥ |
amitrasenā́m abhijáñjabhāno dyumád vada dundubhe sūnŕ̥tāvat ||6||

Mayest thou first (pū́rva), O drum, speak forth thy voice; on the back of earth speak thou, shining (ruc); opening wide the jaws (jabh) on the army of our enemies, speak thou clearly, O drum, pleasantly (sūnṛ́tāvat).

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

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