Sukta 17
दौष्व॑प्न्यं॒ दौर्जी॑वित्यं॒ रक्षो॑ अ॒भ्वऽमरा॒य्यः । दु॒र्णाम्नीः॒ सर्वा॑ दु॒र्वाच॒स्ता अ॒स्मन्ना॑शयामसि
daúṣvapnyaṁ daúrjīvit́yaṁ rákṣo abhvá amārā́yyaḥ | durnā́mnīḥ sárvā durvā́cas tā́ asmán nāśayāmasi ||
Evil dreaming and evil living, the demon, the monstrous, the death-dealing; all ill-named powers, all evil speeches—these from us we cause to perish.
سوءُ الحُلم وسوءُ المعيشة، والرَّكْشَس (rakṣas) الشيطانيّ، الهائلُ القاتل؛ وكلُّ القوى سيّئةِ الاسم، وكلُّ الأقوالِ الخبيثة—هذه كلَّها نُهلكها عنّا.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgiras transmission (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Rakṣoghna-brahman (the protective spell-force); implicitly apāmārga in the rite
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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