Mantra 21
Sukta 4
ओषधीनामहं वृण उर्वरीरिव साधुया। नयाम्यर्वतीरिवाहे निरैतु ते विषम्
óṣadhīnām aháṃ vṛṇe urvárīr iva sādhúyā | nayāmy árvātīr ivā́he nír etu te víṣam ||
Of herbs I make my choice, as one selects good fields with skill; I lead them on, as mares are driven: forth from the serpent let thy poison go.
औषधियों में से मैं चयन करता हूँ, जैसे कुशल जन उत्तम खेतों को चुनते हैं। मैं उन्हें आगे ले चलता हूँ, जैसे घोड़ियाँ हाँकी जाती हैं—हे सर्प, तेरा विष बाहर निकल जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (consult anukramaṇī).
Devata: Oṣadhis (herbs) as divine powers; anti-venom expulsion.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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