Mantra 8
Sukta 40
ये दिशामन्तर्देशेभ्यो जुह्वति जातवेदः सर्वाभ्यो दिग्भ्योऽभिदासन्त्यस्मान्। ब्रह्मर्त्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यगेनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि
yé diśā́m antardeśébhyo juhváti jātávedaḥ sárvābhyo dígbhyo ’bhidā́santy asmā́n | bráhma ṛtvā́ té parā́ñco vyathantāṃ pratyagé́nān pratisaréṇa hanmi
Whoso from the in-between regions of the quarters maketh offering, O Jātavedas,—from all the directions they assail us: taking Brahman for the effective stay, let them, turned away, be shaken; with the returning counter-force, with the Pratisara, I smite them down.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution uncertain)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas; Brahman (as power); directions
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (anuṣṭubh-like)
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