Mantra 22
Sukta 2
यस्य तक्मा कासिका हेतिरेकमश्वस्येव वृषणः क्रन्द एति । अभिपूर्वं निर्णयते नमो अस्त्वस्मै
yásya takmā́ kā́sikā hetír ékam áśvasyéva vṛ́ṣaṇaḥ kránda éti | abhipūrváṃ nírṇayate námo astv asmai
Whose Fever, coughing, as a weapon—one stroke—advanceth with the neighing, as of a stallion-horse; driven forth in onset and encounter—homage be to him.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Śaunaka transmission)
Devata: Takman (Fever), personified
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV medical hymns; often treated as triṣṭubh)
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