Mantra 5

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ओको अस्य मूजवन्त ओको अस्य महावृषाः । यावज्जातस्तक्मंस्तावानसि बल्हिकेषु न्योचरः

IAST Transliteration

ókaḥ asya mū́javanta ókaḥ asya mahāvṛ́ṣāḥ | yā́vaj jā́tas takmán tā́vān asi balhíkeṣu nyòcaraḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Mujavants are his home, the Mahāvṛṣas are his home. As far as thou wast born, O Takmán, so far art thou—a prowler lodged among the Bālhikas.

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Takmán (Fever)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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