Mantra 8
Sukta 28
त्रयः सुपर्णास्त्रिवृता यदायन्नेकाक्षरमभिसंभूय शक्राः । प्रत्यौहन् मृत्युममृतेन साकमन्तर्दधाना दुरितानि विश्वा
tráyaḥ supárṇās trivṛ́tā yád ā́yan ekākṣáram abhisaṁbhū́ya śakrá̄ḥ | práty auhan mṛtyúm amṛ́tena sākám antár dádhānā duritā́ni víśvā ||
When the three fair-winged Mighty Ones, triply-encompassed, came and, uniting, laid hold upon the one-syllabled (spell), they smote back Death with Immortality for their fellow; bearing within them, they set all misfortunes in ward.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa lineages for rakṣā hymns; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Amṛta vs. Mṛtyu (apotropaic polarity); ‘Śakra’-powers as agents.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV 5.28; metrical identification may vary by pada division).
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