Sukta 8
वि॒स॒ल्पस्य॑ विद्र॒धस्य॑ वातीका॒रस्य॑ वाल॒जेः । यक्ष्मा॑णां॒ सर्वे॑षां वि॒षं निर॑वोचम॒हं त्वत्
ví-salpasya vidrádhasya vātīkārásya vālajéḥ | yákṣmāṇā́m sárveṣāṃ víṣaṃ nír avocam aháṃ tvát ||
From thee—of visalpa, of abscess, of the vāta-maker, of the hair-bred malady; of all consumptions—have I spoken the poison forth and away.
Von dir — von visalpa, vom Abszess, vom Vāta‑Macher, vom haargeborenen Leiden; von allen yakṣmá‑Zehrungen — habe ich das Gift hinausgesprochen, fort und weg.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists for AV 9.8)
Devata: Roga/Yakṣma and allied disease-agents (as adversaries); implicitly the healing power of mantra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in healing charms; this verse is anuṣṭubh-like in cadence)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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