Mantra 19
Sukta 2
मा नोऽभि स्रा मत्यं देवहेतिं मा नः क्रुधः पशुपते नमस्ते । अन्यत्रास्मद् दिव्यां शाखां वि धूनु
mā́ no ’bhí srāḥ matyáṃ devahétim mā́ naḥ krúdhaḥ paśupate námas te | anyátrāsmád divyā́ṃ śā́khāṃ ví dhūnu
Shoot not against us, against the mortal, thy god-sent missile; be not wroth with us, O Lord of cattle—homage to thee. Elsewhere than from us shake off the heavenly branch.
لا تُطلِق علينا—على البشر الفانين—سِهامَكَ (هتي) المرسلةَ من الآلهة؛ ولا تغضب علينا، يا ربَّ الماشية (باشوبتي)—لك السجود. واهزُزْ عنّا، إلى غيرِ جهتنا، الغُصنَ السماويَّ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Rudra as Paśupati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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