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Sukta 39
शी॒र्ष॒लो॒कं तृ॒तीय॑कं सद॒न्दिर्यश्च॑ हाय॒नः । त॒क्मानं॑ विश्वधावीर्याध॒राञ्चं॒ परा॑ सुव
śīrṣa-lókaṃ tṛtī́yakaṃ sadandír yáś ca hāyanáḥ | takmā́naṃ viśva-dhāvī-ā́rya adharā́ñcaṃ párā suva
To the head-world, to the third realm—Sadan-di and Hāyana: the fever, O world-ranging noble, drive thou downward, send it forth away.
শিৰ-লোকলৈ, তৃতীয় লোকলৈ—সদন্দি আৰু হায়ন; হে বিশ্বধাৱী বীৰ, তাক্মান (জ্বৰ) ক তললৈ ঠেলি দিয়া, দূৰলৈ পঠাই দিয়া।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Takman (as adversary) and/or the commanding healing power invoked by epithet
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compressed, command-oriented)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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