Mantra 2
Sukta 15
सबन्धुश्चासबन्धुश्च यो अस्मां अभिदासति । तेषां सा वृक्षाणामिवाहं भूयासमुत्तमः
sa-bándhuś cā́-sa-bándhuś ca yó ’smā́n abhidā́sati | téṣāṃ sā́ vṛkṣā́ṇām ivā́haṃ bhūyāsam uttamáḥ
Whether kinsman or no kinsman be he who assaileth us—of them, as (one) among trees, may I become the highest.
जो हमें अभिदास (आक्रमण/द्वेष) करता है—वह बन्धु हो या अबन्धु—उन सब पर, जैसे वृक्षों में (एक) श्रेष्ठ होता है, वैसे ही मैं सर्वोत्तम बनूँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Oṣadhi/Vṛkṣa power as protective supremacy; the charm’s ‘uttama’ force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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