Atharva Veda 8.4.18: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 18
Sukta 4
वि ति॑ष्ठध्वं मरुतो वि॒क्ष्वि॒३छत॑ गृभा॒यत॑ र॒क्षसः॒ सं पि॑नष्टन। वयो॒ ये भू॒त्वा प॒तय॑न्ति न॒क्तभि॒र्ये वा॒ रिपो॑ दधि॒रे दे॒वे अ॑ध्व॒रे
ví tiṣṭhadhvaṃ marúto vikhvícchata gṛbhā́yata rákṣasaḥ sám pinaṣṭana | váyo yé bhūtvā́ patáyanti naktábhir yé vā́ ripó dadhiré devé adhvaré ||
Stand forth, O Maruts; scatter them abroad: seize ye the Rākṣasas, and crush them utterly—those who, becoming birds, fly in the nights, or those who, as deceiving foes, have set obstruction in the godward sacrifice.
मरुत, आगे आओ। दुश्मन को बिखेर दो। पकड़ो और कुचल दो। जो लोग परिंदा बनके रात में उड़ते हैं, उनको पकड़ो। जो लोग भगवान की पूजा में रुकावट डालते हैं, उनको भी खत्म करो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Maruts (explicit)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in metrical index)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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