Mantra 17
Sukta 9
चतुर्दंष्ट्रांछ्यावदतः कुम्भमुष्काँ असृङ्मुखान्। स्वभ्यसा ये चोद्भ्यसाः
catúr-daṃṣṭrāṃ ch(y)ā́va-dataḥ kúmbha-muṣkāṃ asṛ́ṅ-mukhān | svabhyasā́ yé ca udbhyasā́ḥ ||
The four-fanged, the dark-toothed, the jar-scrotumed, the blood-mouthed—those of their own brood, and those arisen from the waters.
Yang bertaring empat, yang bergigi gelap, yang berbuah zakar seperti kendi, yang bermulut darah—mereka dari keturunan mereka sendiri, dan mereka yang bangkit dari perairan.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify).
Devata: Rakṣas-class beings (as disease agents)
Chandas: Truncated/irregular (verify)
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