Mantra 16
Sukta 8
तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि
tásya idáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi idám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi
His—this—lustre, his fiery might, his breath, his life I wrap down and close about; this man I make downward-going, I thrust him low.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not determinable from excerpt alone)
Devata: Mantraic coercive power; the victim’s varcas/tejas/prāṇa/āyus as manipulable entities
Chandas: Mixed; extended performative line (not strictly metrical in appearance)
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