Mantra 16
Sukta 9
खडूरेऽधिचङ्क्रमां खर्विकां खर्ववासिनीम्। य उदारा अन्तर्हिता गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च ये । सर्पा इतरजना रक्षांसि
khaḍū́re ’dhicaṅkrāmā́ṃ khárvikāṃ khárva-vā́sinīm | yé udārā́ antárhitā gandharvāpsárasaś ca yé | sarpā́ itarajanā́ rákṣāṃsi ||
In Khadūra, striding over, the dwarf-woman, dweller among dwarfs; they whose gaping mouths lie hidden within—Gandharvas and Apsarases—and they, the serpents, the other tribes, the Rakṣases.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Rakṣas/Gandharva-Apsaras complex as disease-agents
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (verify)
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