Mantra 8
Sukta 10
अवायन्तां पक्षिणो ये वयांस्यन्तरिक्षे दिवि ये चरन्ति । श्वापदो मक्षिकाः सं रभन्तामामादो गृध्राः कुणपे रदन्ताम्
avā́yantāṃ pakṣíṇo yé vayā́ṃsy antárikṣe diví yé cáranti | śvā́pado mákṣikāḥ sáṃ rabhantām āmā́do gṛ́dhrāḥ kúṇape radantām ||
Let the birds descend—those fliers that roam in mid-air, those that move in the sky. Let the wild dog-footed beasts and the flies seize it wholly; let the raw-devouring vultures gnaw upon the carrion.
অৱতৰি আহক পখীসকল—যি উৰণীয়া, অন্তৰিক্ষত ঘূৰি ফুৰে; যি দিৱ্য আকাশত চলাফেরা কৰে। শ্বাপদ (কুকুৰ-পদীয়া বনৰীয়া জন্তু) আৰু মাখিসকলে একেলগে ধৰি সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ গ্ৰাস কৰক; কাঁচা-মাংস-ভোজী গৃধ্ৰসকলে কুণপ (শৱ)ত দাঁত লগাই চোবাই খাওক।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic tradition (hymn-level attribution; verse-specific r̥ṣi not explicit here)
Devata: Scavenger-agents as commanded forces; implicitly the ‘banishing’ power of mantra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires padic syllable verification against a metrical edition)
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