Atharva Veda 15.5.11: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 11
Sukta 5
उ॒ग्र ए॑नं दे॒व इ॑ष्वा॒स उदी॑च्या दि॒शो अ॑न्तर्दे॒शाद॑नुष्ठा॒तानु॑ तिष्ठति॒ नैनं॑ श॒र्वो न भ॒वो नेशा॑न
ugrá enaṃ devá iṣvā́sa udī́cyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tiṣṭhati náinaṃ śarvó ná bhavó néśānaḥ
Fierce, the divine Archer from the mid-region of the northern quarters stands close in attendance upon him; neither Śarva, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna reaches him.
उत्तर दिशा के बीच से एक तेज धनुर्धर देवता आके उसके पास खड़ा हो गया। वो उसकी हिफाजत कर रहा है। शर्व, भव, ईशान, कोई भी उस तक नहीं पहुँच सकता।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Vrātya-complex attribution (AV 15).
Devata: Divine Iṣvāsa (archer-guardian) and implicitly Rudra’s epithets as adversarial powers.
Chandas: Atharvanic mixed/prose-like cadence.
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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