Atharva Veda 2.12.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 1
Sukta 12
शत्रुनाशनम्। ५ सोम्यासः पितरः, ६ मरुतः, ७ यमसादनम्, ब्रह्म, ८ अग्निः। द्यावा॑पृथिवी उ॒र्व॑१न्त॑रिक्षं॒ क्षेत्र॑स्य॒ पत्न्यु॑रुगा॒योऽद्भु॑तः । उ॒तान्तरिक्ष॑मु॒रु वात॑गोपं॒ त इ॒ह त॑प्यन्तां॒ मयि॑ त॒प्यमा॑ने
dyā́vāpr̥thivī urváṃ antárikṣaṃ kṣétrasya pátny urugāyó ’dbhútaḥ | utā́ntárikṣam urú vā́tagopaṃ té ihá tápyantāṃ máyi tápyamāne ||
Heaven and Earth, the broad Mid-air; the Field’s Lady, wide-ranging, wondrous: yea, the ample atmosphere, guarded by the Wind—let those (powers) here scorch (the foes), when I am the one assailed.
দ্যৌ আৰু পৃথিৱী, বিস্তৃত অন্তৰিক্ষ; ক্ষেত্ৰৰ পত্নী—উৰুগায়, অদ্ভুত। আৰু বায়ুৰ দ্বাৰা ৰক্ষিত এই প্ৰশস্ত অন্তৰিক্ষ—মই যেতিয়া আক্ৰমিত, তেতিয়া সেই শক্তিসমূহে ইয়াতেই (শত্ৰুক) দগ্ধ কৰক; মোৰ ওপৰত তাপ উঠিলে তেওঁলোকো তাপিত হওক।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly classed under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa protective charms)
Devata: Dyāvāpr̥thivī and Antárikṣa (cosmic regions) with Vāta as guardian; also the personified Kṣetrasya Patnī (Field’s Lady)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in Atharvanic transmission; requires metrical verification against pada counts)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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