Mantra 1
Sukta 103
क्षत्रियः। को अस्या नो द्रुहोऽवद्यवत्या उन्नेष्यति क्षत्रियो वस्य इच्छन्। को यज्ञकामः क उ पूर्तिकामः को देवेषु वनुते दीर्घमायुः
kó asyā́ no druhó ’vadyávatyā únneṣyati kṣatríyo vásya ícchan | kó yajñákāmaḥ ká u pū́rtikāmaḥ kó devéṣu vanute dīrghám-ā́yuḥ ||
Who shall deliver us from the hurt of her that is blame-laden—what Kṣatriya, seeking the better good? Who, fain for sacrifice, who indeed fain for pious ‘completions,’ who among the Gods wins length of life?
Qui nous délivrera du tort de celle qui porte le blâme—quel Kṣatriya, désirant le bien supérieur ? Qui, avide de sacrifice, qui donc avide de pūrti (accomplissements pieux), qui parmi les dieux obtient une longue vie ?
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Kṣatriya/royal power; also the Gods collectively as granters of āyuṣ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence possible; exact meter requires full pada scansion (not supplied with accents for all syllables).
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