Mantra 5
Sukta 28
ययोर्वधान्नापपद्यते कश्चनान्तर्देवेषूत मानुषेषु । यावस्येशाथे द्विपदो यौ चतुष्पदस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
yáyor vadhā́n nā́papadyate káścanāntardevéṣūta mā́nuṣeṣu | yā́v asyéśāthe dvipádo yáu catúṣpadas táu no muñcatam áṁhasaḥ ||
From whose smiting no one at all escapes—among the gods or among men: ye who have lordship over this man’s two-footed and four-footed, do ye release us from distress.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (uncertain)
Devata: Protective dual divinity (paired punitive guardians)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (irregular)
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