Sukta 5
(5) (३९-४६) ३९ साम्नी पङ्क्तिः, ४० याजुष्यनुष्टुप्, ४१, ४६ भुरिक् साम्न्यनुष्टुप्, ४२ आसुरी बृहती, ४३ साम्नी बृहती, ४४ पिपीलिकमध्याऽनुष्टुप्, ४५ आर्ची बृहती। तस्या॑ आ॒हन॑नं कृ॒त्या मे॒निरा॒शस॑नं वल॒ग ऊब॑ध्यम्
tásyāḥ āhánanam kṛ́tyā meníḥ āśásanam valagáḥ ū́badhyam
Her smiting-down is the Kṛtyā; her engine is the Menī; her intent is the wishing; the Valaga is to be bound fast.
Ihr Niederschlagen ist die Kṛtyā; ihr Werkzeug ist die Menī; ihre Absicht ist das »Wünschen«; der Valaga ist fest zu binden.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Kṛtyā/Valaga (hostile agencies, controlled by naming and binding)
Chandas: Prosodic note supplied in the input indicates a metrical sequence for 39–46 (e.g., 39 Sāmnī Paṅktiḥ etc.); this item functions as a rubric/transition and may not be a standard metrical mantra in the same way.
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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