Mantra 63
Sukta 8
तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि
tásyédáṃ varcástéjaḥ prāṇámāyúr ní veṣṭayāmī́dám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi
This lustre, this fiery might of his—his breath, his life—I wrap and bind it down; this man I force to face beneath, I press him downward.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Impersonal powers (Varcas/Tejas/Prāṇa/Āyus) as manipulable entities
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence (not securely determinable from excerpt alone)
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