Mantra 11
Sukta 5
उग्र एनं देव इष्वास उदीच्या दिशो अन्तर्देशादनुष्ठातानु तिष्ठति नैनं शर्वो न भवो नेशान
ugrá enaṃ devá iṣvā́sa udī́cyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tiṣṭhati náinaṃ śarvó ná bhavó néśānaḥ
Fierce, the divine Archer from the mid-region of the northern quarters stands close in attendance upon him; neither Śarva, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna reaches him.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Vrātya-complex attribution (AV 15).
Devata: Divine Iṣvāsa (archer-guardian) and implicitly Rudra’s epithets as adversarial powers.
Chandas: Atharvanic mixed/prose-like cadence.
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