Mantra 6
Sukta 18
यश्चकार न शशाक कर्तुं शश्रे पादमङ्गुरिम्। चकार भद्रमस्मभ्यमात्मने तपनं तु सः
yáś cakā́ra ná śaśā́ka kártum śaśré pā́dam aṅgúrim | cakā́ra bhadrám asmábhyam ātmáne tápanaṃ tú sáḥ ||
He who hath wrought—whom none had power to counterwork—hath shattered foot and toe. He hath prepared for us a blessing; but for himself, indeed, a burning (for the foe).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Apāmārga / the apotropaic power embodied in the plant and mantra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; hymn style and cadence consistent with AV anuṣṭubh)
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