Mantra 15
Sukta 4
अद्या मुरीय यदि यातुधानो अस्मि यदि वायुस्ततप पुरुषस्य । अधा स वीरैर्दशभिर्वि यूया यो मा मोघं यातुधानेत्याह
adyá murīya yádi yātudhā́nó asmi yádi vā́yus tatápa púruṣasya | adhā́ sá vīráir daśábhir ví yūyā yó mā móghaṃ yātudhā́nety ā́ha ||
May I die this day, if I be Yātudhāna; if Vāyu have scorched the man with torment. Then may he be scattered, with ten strong men to drive him asunder, who vainly crieth of me, ‘Yātudhāna!’
Biarlah aku mati hari ini, jika aku seorang Yātudhāna; jika Vāyu telah membakar manusia itu dengan siksaan. Maka biarlah dia tercerai-berai—sepuluh lelaki perkasa menghalaunya hingga terpisah—dia yang sia-sia berteriak tentang aku, “Yātudhāna!”
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (traditional)
Devata: Implicitly Indra/Vāyu as powers in the background; primary force is the oath itself
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
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