Sukta 4
यदस्याः कस्मै चिद् भोगाय बालान् कश्चित् प्रकृन्तति । ततः किशोरा म्रियन्ते वत्सांश्च घातुको वृकः
yád asyā́ḥ kásmai cid bhógāya bālā́n káścit prakṛ́ntati | tátaḥ kiśorā́ mriyante vatsā́ṃś ca ghātukó vṛ́kaḥ
If any man, for any pleasure’s use, cut off her young, then thence the juveniles die—and the calves; the slaughtering Wolf comes upon them.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous
Devata: Protective force against Vṛka (wolf/predator) and against the misfortune consequent on wrongful taking
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
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