Mantra 11
Sukta 2
अवधीत् कामो मम ये सपत्ना उरुं लोकमकरन्मह्यमेधतुम्। मह्यं नमन्तां प्रदिशश्चतस्रो मह्यं षडुर्वीर्घृतमा वहन्तु
avadhī́t kā́mo máma yé sapátnā urúṃ lokám akaran máhyam édhatum | máhyaṃ namantāṃ pradíśaś cátasro máhyaṃ ṣáḍ urvī́r ghṛtám ā́ vahantu ||
Kāma hath smitten down those rivals of mine who would have made for me a wide domain for thriving. Let the four quarters bow unto me; let the six broad regions bring hither ghee for me.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies in Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Kāma (and subordinately the Directions/Regions)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (AV mixed; often treated as triṣṭubh in this section)
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