Mantra 15
Sukta 8
गन्धर्वाप्सरसः सर्पान् देवान् पुण्यजनान् पितॄन्। दृष्टानदृष्टानिष्णामि यथा सेनाममूं हनन्
gandharvā́psarasaḥ sarpā́n devā́n puṇya-janā́n pitṝ́n | dṛṣṭā́n adṛ́ṣṭān iṣṇā́mi yáthā sénām amū́ṃ hánan
Gandharvas and Apsarases, serpents, Gods, the holy folk, the Fathers—seen and unseen I send forth, that they may smite that yonder host.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Gandharva-Apsaras, Sarpa, Devas, Puṇyajana, Pitṛs (plural devatā complex)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
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