Mantra 4
Sukta 8
परुषानमून् परुषाह्वः कृणोतु हन्त्वेनान् वधको वधैः । क्षिप्रं शर इव भजन्तां बृहज्जालेन संदिताः
paruṣā́n amū́n paruṣā́-hvaḥ kṛṇotu hántv enā́n vadhakó vadháiḥ | kṣipráṃ śará iva bhajantāṃ br̥hajjāléna sáṃditāḥ ||
Let the Harsh-named Power make yonder men harsh; let the slayer smite them with his smitings. Swift as an arrow let them be cloven, fast-bound within the mighty net.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (varies).
Devata: Br̥hajjāla (the Great Net) as operative power; Indraic slayer-force in the background.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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