Mantra 5
Sukta 5
शर्व एनमिश्वासो दक्षिणाया दिशो अन्तर्देशादनुष्ठातानु तिष्ठति नैनं शर्वो न भवो नेशानः
śárva énam iṣvā́so dákṣiṇāyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tíṣṭhati náinam śárvo ná bhavó néśānaḥ
From the southern quarter, from the mid-region, the Archer—Śarva—stands attendant upon him as the performer; and Śarva shall not smite him, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna.
من الجهة الجنوبية، من الإقليم الأوسط، يقف الرامي—شَرْفَا (Śarva)—مُلازمًا له بوصفه المُؤدّي؛ فلا يَصْرِعُه شَرْفَا، ولا بْهَفَا (Bhava)، ولا إِيشَانَة (Īśāna).
Rishi: Traditionally within AV 15 (Vrātya material): associated with Atharvanic/Angirasa transmission; specific r̥ṣi attribution is unstable across ancillary lists
Devata: Rudra in his names Śarva, Bhava, Īśāna; also the personified ‘Archer’ as protective function
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence; not securely metrical (often treated as anustubh-adjacent in recensional practice)
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