Sukta 77
यो नो॒ मर्तो॑ मरुतो दुर्हृणा॒युस्ति॒रश्चि॒त्तानि॑ वसवो॒ जिघां॑सति । द्रु॒हः पाशा॒न् प्रति॑ मुञ्चतां॒ सस्तपि॑ष्ठेन॒ तप॑सा हन्तना॒ तम्
yó no márto maruto durhṛṇāyús tiráś-cittāni vasavo jíghāṃsati | druháḥ pāśā́n práti muñcatāṃ sá tapíṣṭhena tápasā hantaná tám ||
What mortal, O Maruts, of evil will and hidden thought, O Vasus, seeketh to slay us—let the nooses of the treacherous be loosed back upon him; with hottest heat smite ye him down.
जो कोई हमारे पीछे पड़ता है, बुरा सोचता है, छुप के हमारे लिए खतरा पैदा करता है। उसके जाल उसी के ऊपर फंस जाएं। मरुत्स, उसको इतनी गर्मी से मारो कि वो गिर जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; Marut-protection type
Devata: Maruts (also addressed as Vasus)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pāda; metrical audit needed)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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