Mantra 1
Sukta 50
रात्रिः। अध रात्रि तृष्टधूममशीर्षाणमहिं कृणु । अक्षौ वृकस्य निर्जह्यास्तेन तं द्रुपदे जहि
rā́triḥ | átha rātri tṛṣṭadhū́mam aśī́rṣāṇam áhím kṛṇu | ákṣau vṛ́kasya nírjahyā sténam táṃ drupadé jahí ||
Night! Now, O Night, make the serpent smoke-choked, make him headless. Tear out the wolf’s two eyes; smite that thief with the wooden fetter, in the stocks.
রাত্রি! এখন, হে রাত্রি, সেই সর্পকে ধোঁয়ায় দমবন্ধ কর, তাকে নির্শির কর। নেকড়ের দুই চোখ উপড়ে দাও; সেই চোরকে দ্রুপদ (কাষ্ঠ-বেড়ি/কাঠের বন্ধন, স্টকস)-এ আঘাত কর, দমন কর।
Rishi: Atharvanic
Devata: Rātrī (primary); hostile beings (ahi/vṛka/stena) as targets
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with opening vocative marker)
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