Mantra 11

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोऽभूत्याः पाशान्मा मोचि

IAST Transliteration

só ’bhū́tyāḥ pā́śān mā́ móci

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let him not be loosed from the nooses of ill-thriving.

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Pāśa (bond) / Abhūti (misfortune) as functional powers

Chandas: Short formula (non-metrical/irregular)

Mantra Rasa

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