Mantra 34
Sukta 5
९॥ विष्णोः क्रमोऽसि सपत्नहा कृषिसंशितोऽन्नतेजाः । कृषिमनु वि क्रमेऽहं कृष्यास्तं निर्भजामो यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः । स मा जीवीत् तं प्राणो जहातु
víṣṇoḥ krámo ’si sapatná-hā́ kṛṣí-saṃśitó ’nna-tejāḥ | kṛṣím ánu ví krame ’háṃ kṛṣyā́s táṃ nír-bhajāmo yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ | sá mā́ jī́vit táṃ prāṇó jahātu
Thou art the stride of Viṣṇu, a slayer of rivals, whetted by the tillage, possessed of food’s splendour. Along the husbandry I stride forth; from the field we sunder and cast away that man who hateth us, whom we in turn do hate. Let him not live: let breath abandon him.
Rishi: To be confirmed via AV anukramaṇī for 10.5.
Devata: Viṣṇu (Kramá) as conquering stride; Anna/field-power as supporting agency; Prāṇa as life-force.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like; verify by metrical scan.
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