Atharva Veda 19.46.2: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 46, Mantra 2
Sukta 46
ऊ॒र्ध्वस्ति॑ष्ठतु॒ रक्ष॒न्नप्र॑माद॒मस्तृ॑ते॒मं मा त्वा॑ दभन् प॒णयो॑ यातु॒धानाः॑ । इन्द्र॑ इव॒ दस्यू॒नव॑ धूनुष्व पृतन्य॒तः सर्वां॒छत्रू॒न् वि ष॑ह॒स्वास्तृ॑तस्त्वा॒भि र॑क्षतु
ūrdhvás tiṣṭhatu rákṣann ápramādam astṛ́te máṃ tvā dabhān paṇáyo yātudhā́nāḥ | índra ivá dasyū́n áva dhūnuṣva pṛtanyatáḥ sárvāñ chátrūn ví ṣahasvāstṛ́tas tvā́bhi rakṣatu
Stand thou upright, guarding, vigilant, O Astṛta: let not the Paṇis, let not the Yātudhānas overreach me. Like Indra, shake down the Dasyus; from the battling ones shake off all enemies; prevail asunder: may Astṛta guard thee round about.
अस्तिता, तू सीधा खड़ा रहे और सावधानी से नज़र रखे। कोई धोखेबाज़ या बुरा आदमी मुझे फँसा न पाए। जैसे इंद्र दुश्मनों को गिरा देता है, वैसे तुम भी लड़ने वाले दुश्मनों को हटा दो। अस्तिता तुम्हारा पूरा ख्याल रखे।
Rishi: Atharvanic amulet tradition
Devata: Astṛta-maṇi (with Indra as paradigmatic comparator)
Chandas: Jagatī-like expansion / mixed (longer pādas; not strict RV strophic regularity)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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