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𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

मन्यु सूक्तम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ vedic·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (Brahma Muhurta) after bath; Tuesdays; before facing a major challenge or conflict·📜 Rig Veda, Mandala 10, Suktas 83-84

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Origin & Story

Rig Veda, Mandala 10, Suktas 83-84 · Rishi Manyu Tapasa (Vedic seer) · Vedic period (c. 1500-1000 BCE)

The Manyu Suktam is found as the 83rd and 84th hymns of the tenth Mandala of the Rig Veda, revealed by the rishi Manyu Tapasa with Manyu as the deity. Manyu is the personification of fierce ardour and divine wrath — not blind rage, but the righteous, controlled intensity of power that destroys obstacles and evil. The hymn boldly equates Manyu with Indra, Varuna, Agni and all the gods, and the seeker prays to wield this inner fire as an ally in the battle of life. Across traditions it has been recited as an invocation of overwhelming protective power, associated variously with Shakti, Shiva, Narasimha and Hanuman.

✦ As told in scripture

Manyu Suktam is traditionally held to be a 'shakti' hymn of such force that its sincere recitation strengthens ritual acts (karmas), grants victory and dissolves fear in the hearts of one's adversaries — the closing mantra itself declares that defeated enemies, gripped by fear, will slink away utterly vanquished. Vedic tradition recommends it for those who must face powerful opposition, for it is said to clothe the chanter in the very might of Indra.

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Verse 1

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌸𑌹 𑌓𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌕𑍍। 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾॥

yaste manyo'vidhadvajra sāyaka saha ojaḥ puṣyati viśvamānuṣak; sāhyāma dāsamāryaṃ tvayā yujā sahaskṛtena sahasā sahasvatā.

Meaning:हे मन्यु (दिव्य तेज/क्रोध), वज्र एवं बाण धारण करने वाले, जो तुम्हारी उपासना करता है वह समस्त मनुष्यों से अधिक बल एवं ओज प्राप्त करता है। तुम्हारे सहयोग एवं अपराजेय, प्रचुर शक्ति से हम दास (शत्रु) एवं आर्य (प्रतिद्वन्द्वी) दोनों पर विजय पाएँ।

Verse 2

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃। 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶 𑌈𑌳𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌜𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌃॥

manyurindro manyurevāsa devo manyurhotā varuṇo jātavedāḥ; manyuṃ viśa īḷate mānuṣīryāḥ pāhi no manyo tapasā sajoṣāḥ.

Meaning:मन्यु ही इन्द्र है, मन्यु ही प्रत्येक देव है; मन्यु ही होता, वरुण एवं जातवेदा (अग्नि) है। मनुष्यों की प्रजाएँ मन्यु की स्तुति करती हैं — हे मन्यु, प्रसन्न होकर अपने तप सहित हमारी रक्षा करो।

Verse 3

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑌵𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍। 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌹𑌾 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌰𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌃॥

abhīhi manyo tavasastavīyāntapasā yujā vi jahi śatrūn; amitrahā vṛtrahā dasyuhā ca viśvā vasūnyā bharā tvaṃ naḥ.

Meaning:हे मन्यु, बलवानों से भी अधिक बलवान, आगे बढ़ो; तप के सहयोग से शत्रुओं का नाश करो। शत्रुघ्न, वृत्रघ्न एवं दस्युघ्न, हमारे लिए समस्त धन एवं ऐश्वर्य लाओ।

Verse 4

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌹𑌃। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿॥

tvaṃ hi manyo abhibhūtyojāḥ svayambhūrbhāmo abhimātiṣāhaḥ; viśvacarṣaṇiḥ sahuriḥ sahāvānasmāsvojaḥ pṛtanāsu dhehi.

Meaning:हे मन्यु, तुम अभिभूत करने वाले ओजस्वी, स्वयम्भू, क्रोधमय एवं शत्रुओं को परास्त करने वाले हो; विश्वद्रष्टा, विजयी एवं बलशाली — युद्धों में हमें ओज प्रदान करो।

Verse 5

𑌅𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪 𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍋 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃। 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌳𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑍇𑌹𑌿॥

abhāgaḥ sannapa pareto asmi tava kratvā taviṣasya pracetaḥ; taṃ tvā manyo akraturjihīḷāhaṃ svā tanūrbaladeyāya mehi.

Meaning:मैं वंचित एवं परित्यक्त था; हे प्रज्ञावान् बलवान्, तुम्हारी इच्छा से वैसा न हो। हे मन्यु, यद्यपि बुद्धिहीनता से मैंने तुम्हें कुपित किया, तथापि अपने इस भक्त को बल देने आओ।

Verse 6

𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪 𑌮𑍇𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌃। 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌭𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌵 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌂𑌰𑍁𑌤 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌃॥

ayaṃ te asmyupa mehyarvāṅpratīcīnaḥ sahure viśvadhāyaḥ; manyo vajrinnabhi māmā vavṛtsva hanāva dasyūm̐ruta bodhyāpeḥ.

Meaning:यह मैं तुम्हारे लिए हूँ; मेरी ओर अभिमुख होकर आओ, हे विजयी सर्वधारक। हे वज्रधारी मन्यु, मेरी ओर लौटो; हम मिलकर दस्युओं का नाश करें; अपने मित्र को स्मरण करो।

Verse 7

𑌅𑌭𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌧𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌵 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿। 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌧𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑍋 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌭𑌾 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌵॥

abhi prehi dakṣiṇato bhavā me'dhā vṛtrāṇi jaṅghanāva bhūri; juhomi te dharuṇaṃ madhvo agramubhā upāṃśu prathamā pibāva.

Meaning:आगे बढ़ो, मेरे दाहिनी ओर रहो, फिर हम मिलकर अनेक शत्रुओं का संहार करें। मैं तुम्हें श्रेष्ठ, पोषक मधु (सोम) अर्पित करता हूँ; हम दोनों पहले मौन रहकर उसे पिएँ।

Verse 8

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌸𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌧𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌃। 𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌵 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌅𑌭𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌰𑍋 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌃॥

tvayā manyo sarathamārujanto harṣamāṇāso dhṛṣitā marutvaḥ; tigmeṣava āyudhā saṃśiśānā abhi pra yantu naro agnirūpāḥ.

Meaning:हे मन्यु, तुम्हारे साथ एक ही रथ पर आरूढ़, हर्षित, साहसी एवं मरुद्गणों से युक्त वीर — तीक्ष्ण बाणों एवं तीक्ष्ण किए शस्त्रों से, अग्निरूप होकर — आगे बढ़ें।

Verse 9

𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑍂𑌤 𑌏𑌧𑌿। 𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿 𑌭𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌓𑌜𑍋 𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿 𑌮𑍃𑌧𑍋 𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌵॥

agniriva manyo tviṣitaḥ sahasva senānīrnaḥ sahure hūta edhi; hatvāya śatrūnvi bhajasva veda ojo mimāno vi mṛdho nudasva.

Meaning:हे मन्यु, अग्नि के समान प्रज्वलित होकर विजयी बनो; आहूत होकर, हे विजेता, हमारे सेनापति बनो। शत्रुओं का वध कर उनका धन वितरित करो; अपना बल मापते हुए निन्दकों को दूर भगाओ।

Verse 10

𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍। 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌜𑍋 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌶𑍀 𑌵𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌯𑌸 𑌏𑌕𑌜 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍॥

sahasva manyo abhimātimasme rujanmṛṇanpramṛṇanprehi śatrūn; ugraṃ te pājo nanvā rurudhre vaśī vaśaṃ nayasa ekaja tvam.

Meaning:हे मन्यु, हमारे शत्रुओं पर विजय पाओ; उन्हें कुचलते, पीसते एवं नष्ट करते हुए शत्रुओं पर आक्रमण करो। तुम्हारे उग्र तेज को किसी ने नहीं रोका; तुम, एकज (अकेले उत्पन्न), उन्हें वश में करते हो।

Verse 11

𑌏𑌕𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍀𑌳𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌧𑌿। 𑌅𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇॥

eko bahūnāmasi manyavīḷito viśaṃviśaṃ yudhaye saṃ śiśādhi; akṛttaruktvayā yujā vayaṃ dyumantaṃ ghoṣaṃ vijayāya kṛṇmahe.

Meaning:तुम अकेले ही अनेकों के स्वामी हो; प्रत्येक कुल को युद्ध के लिए प्रेरित करते हुए, तुम्हारे निर्दोष सहयोग से हम विजय के लिए गर्जना करते हैं।

Verse 12

𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍇𑌷𑌕𑍃𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌹। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌗𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂 𑌯𑌤 𑌆𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌥॥

vijeṣakṛdindra ivānavabravo'smākaṃ manyo adhipā bhaveha; priyaṃ te nāma sahure gṛṇīmasi vidmā tamutsaṃ yata ābabhūtha.

Meaning:इन्द्र के समान विजयदायक, निन्दारहित, हे मन्यु, यहाँ हमारे अधिपति बनो। हम तुम्हारे प्रिय नाम की स्तुति करते हैं; हम उस स्रोत को जानते हैं जहाँ से तुम प्रकट हुए।

Verse 13

𑌆𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌸𑌹𑍋 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌸𑌹 𑌮𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍂𑌤 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌿॥

ābhūtyā sahajā vajra sāyaka saho bibharṣyabhibhūta uttaram; kratvā no manyo saha medyedhi mahādhanasya puruhūta saṃsṛji.

Meaning:हे वज्र एवं बाणधारी, शक्ति के साथ उत्पन्न, तुम अपराजित होकर सर्वोच्च बल धारण करते हो। हे बहु-आहूत मन्यु, महान् धन की प्राप्ति में अपने संकल्प से हमारे साथ एकमत रहो।

Verse 14

𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃। 𑌭𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌅𑌪 𑌨𑌿 𑌲𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍॥

saṃsṛṣṭaṃ dhanamubhayaṃ samākṛtamasmabhyaṃ dattāṃ varuṇaśca manyuḥ; bhiyaṃ dadhānā hṛdayeṣu śatravaḥ parājitāso apa ni layantām.

Meaning:वरुण एवं मन्यु दोनों हमें दोनों प्रकार का एकत्रित धन प्रदान करें; और शत्रु, पराजित होकर हृदय में भय धारण किए, पूर्णतः परास्त होकर भाग जाएँ। ॐ शान्ति शान्ति शान्ति।

Verse 15

𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॥

Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌤𑍍🔊yaste manyo avidhatO Manyu (divine ardour/wrath), he who worships and serves you

𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕🔊vajra sāyakaO wielder of the thunderbolt and the arrow (Manyu as armed power)

𑌸𑌹 𑌓𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊saha ojaḥ puṣyatiHe nourishes (gains) strength and vigour together

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌕𑍍🔊viśvamānuṣakSurpassing all men, more than every human

𑌸𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊sāhyāma dāsamāryamMay we overcome the Dasa (the un-noble, the foe) and the Arya (rival)

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌾🔊tvayā yujāWith you (Manyu) as our yoke-fellow / ally

𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾🔊sahasā sahasvatāBy overpowering and abundant might

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃🔊manyurindraḥManyu is Indra (the supreme deity of power)

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌆𑌸 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃🔊manyureva āsa devaḥManyu indeed is (every) god

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃🔊manyurhotā varuṇo jātavedāḥManyu is the Hota (priest), Varuna, and Jatavedas (Agni)

𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋🔊pāhi no manyoProtect us, O Manyu

𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌜𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌃🔊tapasā sajoṣāḥBeing well-pleased, together with (the power of) tapas (ardour)

𑌅𑌭𑍀𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌤𑌵𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊abhīhi manyo tavasastavīyānAdvance, O Manyu, mightier than the mighty

𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍🔊vi jahi śatrūnUtterly destroy (our) enemies

𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌹𑌾🔊amitrahā vṛtrahā dasyuhāSlayer of foes, slayer of Vritra (obstacles), slayer of the Dasyus (negative forces)

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌰🔊viśvā vasūnyā bharaBring to us all wealth and good things

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌃🔊tvaṃ hi manyo abhibhūtyojāḥFor you, O Manyu, are of overpowering strength

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌃🔊svayambhūḥSelf-existent, self-born

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊asmāsvojaḥ pṛtanāsu dhehiPlace vigour (ojas) in us in the battles

𑌸𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑍂𑌤 𑌏𑌧𑌿🔊senānīrnaḥ sahure hūta edhiO conquering one, being invoked, become our commander (general)

𑌏𑌕𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿🔊eko bahūnāmasiYou alone are (the lord) of the many

𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇🔊vijayāya kṛṇmaheWe raise (the shout) for victory

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌇𑌹🔊asmākaṃ manyo adhipā bhava ihaO Manyu, be our overlord and protector here

𑌭𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌃🔊bhiyaṃ dadhānā hṛdayeṣu śatravaḥMay the enemies, holding fear in their hearts, be vanquished and flee away

Benefits of Chanting मन्यु सूक्तम्

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Bestows courage, valour and indomitable inner strength (ojas)

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Grants victory over enemies — both external adversaries and inner foes like fear, anger and weakness

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Channels anger and intensity righteously, transforming Manyu (wrath) into focused divine power

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Removes obstacles (Vritra) and negative forces (Dasyus) from one's path

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Builds confidence, willpower and fearlessness, especially before challenges or conflict

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A potent Vedic prayer for strength in legal, competitive or adversarial situations

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Invokes the combined might of Indra, Varuna and Agni, who are all identified with Manyu

How to Chant मन्यु सूक्तम्

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Best TimeEarly morning (Brahma Muhurta) after bath; Tuesdays; before facing a major challenge or conflict

Bathe and sit facing east or north with a steady, resolute mind. Chant the fourteen mantras of Rig Veda 10.83-84 with firm, clear articulation, feeling Manyu as the righteous power and courage rising within. It is best learned and chanted with proper Vedic intonation (svara) under guidance. Recite it before undertaking difficult tasks, facing adversaries, or when needing to overcome fear and self-doubt, and close with the threefold Shanti.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मन्यु सूक्तम् written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a set of fourteen Vedic mantras forming hymns 10.83 and 10.84 of the Rig Veda, addressed to the deity Manyu. Manyu personifies righteous ardour, divine wrath and irresistible power, and the hymn prays for strength, courage and victory over all enemies.

Manyu in Vedic Sanskrit means intense ardour, passion, zeal or righteous anger — the focused inner fire and resolve that drives one to overcome obstacles and foes. In the suktam this power is deified and identified with Indra, Varuna, Agni and all the gods.

It is chanted for courage, willpower, fearlessness and victory over enemies — whether external adversaries or inner foes such as fear, anger and weakness. It is considered especially powerful before difficult undertakings, competitions, or adversarial and legal situations.

The hymn itself declares that Manyu is Indra, Varuna, Agni and verily every god — Manyu is the deified power of divine wrath and energy (Shakti). In later traditions the suktam is variously associated with Shakti, Lord Shiva, Narasimha and Hanuman, all embodiments of overwhelming protective power.