Mantra 2
Sukta 10
अश्मवर्म मेऽसि यो मा दक्षिणाया दिशोऽघायुरभिदासात्। एतत् स ऋच्छात्
aśmavarmá mé ’si yó mā́ dákṣiṇāyā diśó ’ghāyúr abhídāsāt | etát sá ṛ́cchāt ||
Thou art my stone-armour. Whoso from the southern quarter, evil-lived, should assail me—let him encounter this (defence).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AV 5.10 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type protective composition)
Devata: Aśmavarman (personified protective armour); implicitly the protective power resident in the charm
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic protective formula; mixed/prose-like anuṣṭubh in practice)
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