Sukta 96
अस्थिभ्यस्ते मज्जभ्यः स्नावभ्यो धमनिभ्यः यक्ष्मं पाणिभ्यामङ्गुलिभ्यो नखेभ्यो वि वृहामि ते
asthíbhyas te májjabhyáḥ snā́vabhyo dhamánibhyaḥ | yákṣmaṁ pā́ṇi-bhyām aṅgulí-bhyo nakhébhyo ví vṛhāmi te
From thy bones, from thy marrow, from thy sinews, from thy vessels; from thy hands, from thy fingers, from thy nails, the Yákṣma do I rend away from thee.
Rishi: Kāśyapa (series attribution)
Devata: Yákṣma (expelled); healing speech
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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