Mantra 50
Sukta 2
ते देवेभ्य आ वृश्चन्ते पापं जीवन्ति सर्वदा। क्रव्याद् यानग्निरन्तिकादश्व इवानुवपते नडम्
té devébhya ā́ vṛścante pāpáṃ jī́vanti sarvadā́ | kravyā́d yā́n agnír ántikād áśva ivānuvápate naḍám
For the Gods they cut away their evil; they live for evermore. The flesh-eaters whom Agni, from close at hand, smites down—like a horse that tramples reeds.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (general AV attribution; edition-dependent).
Devata: Agni (protector, purifier).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (two pādas per half; AV often regularizes here).
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