Mantra 17
Sukta 2
येन देवा असुरान् प्राणुदन्त येनेन्द्रो दस्यूनधमं तमो निनाय । तेन त्वं काम मम ये सपत्नास्तानस्माल्लोकात् प्र णुदस्व दूरम्
yéna devā́ ásurān prā́ṇudanta yénéndro dasyū́n ádhamam támo ninā́ya | téna tváṁ kā́ma máma yé sapátnās tā́n asmā́l lokā́t prá ṇudasva dū́ram
With that whereby the Gods drave forth the Asuras, whereby Indra led the Dasyus down into nethermost darkness—with that, O Kāma, do thou drive far away from this world those rivals of mine.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (variable)
Devata: Kāma (with Indra and the Devas as exempla)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-type (Atharvanic mixed)
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