Mantra 13
Sukta 2
यो३भियातो निलयते त्वां रुद्र निचिकीर्षति । पश्चादनुप्रयुङ्क्षे तं विद्धस्य पदनीरिव
yó bhiyā́to niláyate tvā́ṃ rudra nicikī́rṣati | paścā́d anupráyuṅkṣe táṃ viddhásya padanī́r iva ||
Whoso, in fear, hideth him, and would work thee harm, O Rudra—him dost thou pursue from behind, as one followeth the footprints of a man that hath been pierced.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rudra as pursuer and punisher
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two-pāda compact threat-formula; scansion depends on recension).
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