Atharva Veda 7.77.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 77, Mantra 2
Sukta 77
यो नो॒ मर्तो॑ मरुतो दुर्हृणा॒युस्ति॒रश्चि॒त्तानि॑ वसवो॒ जिघां॑सति । द्रु॒हः पाशा॒न् प्रति॑ मुञ्चतां॒ सस्तपि॑ष्ठेन॒ तप॑सा हन्तना॒ तम्
yó no márto maruto durhṛṇāyús tiráś-cittāni vasavo jíghāṃsati | druháḥ pāśā́n práti muñcatāṃ sá tapíṣṭhena tápasā hantaná tám ||
What mortal, O Maruts, of evil will and hidden thought, O Vasus, seeketh to slay us—let the nooses of the treacherous be loosed back upon him; with hottest heat smite ye him down.
O Maruts, o Vasus! Welcher Sterbliche, mit bösem Willen und verborgenen Gedanken, uns zu töten trachtet — dessen trügerische Schlingen sollen sich zurücklösen und auf ihn selbst fallen; schlagt ihn nieder mit der heißesten Glut des tapas.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; Marut-protection type
Devata: Maruts (also addressed as Vasus)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pāda; metrical audit needed)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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