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Sukta 23
त्रि॒शी॒र्षाणं॑ त्रिक॒कुदं॒ क्रिमिं॑ सा॒रङ्ग॒मर्जु॑नम्। शृ॒णाम्य॑स्य पृ॒ष्टीरपि॑ वृश्चामि॒ यच्छिरः॑
triśīrṣā́ṇaṃ trikakúdaṃ krimíṃ sāráṅgam árjunam | śṛṇā́my asya pṛṣṭī́r ápi vṛścāmi yác chíraḥ ||
The three-headed, three-humped worm, the spotted, the bright—him I shatter: his ribs I break; yea, I cut away that head of his.
Den dreiköpfigen, dreihöckerigen Wurm, den gefleckten, den glänzenden, den zerschmettere ich, seine Rippen breche ich, ja, ich schneide jenes Haupt von ihm ab.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Krimi-nāśana (destructive agency; disease-personification as target)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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