Mantra 4
Sukta 109
आदिनवं प्रतिदीव्ने घृतेनास्माँ अभि क्षर । वृक्षमिवाशन्या जहि यो अस्मान् प्रतिदीव्यति
ādinaváṁ pratidī́vne ghṛténa asmā́n abhí kṣara | vṛkṣám iva aśányā jahí yó asmā́n pratidī́vyati ||
Pour thou with ghee the taking-away ruin upon the counter-gambler; smite, as with a thunderbolt a tree, him who plays against us.
हे (देव)! घृत से उस प्रतिद्यूत (विपक्षी जुआरी) पर ‘आदिनव’—हर लेने वाली विपत्ति—को बरसा दो। जो हमारे विरुद्ध खेलता है, उसे वज्र से वृक्ष को जैसे चीरते हैं, वैसे ही नष्ट कर दो।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution (traditional)
Devata: Imprecatory force empowered by ghṛta; Indraic thunderbolt imagery as weapon-symbol
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (shorter cadence; requires metrical confirmation against padapāṭha)
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