Mantra 7
Sukta 28
वृश्च दर्भ सपत्नान्मे वृश्च मे पृतनायतः । वृश्च मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो वृश्च मे द्विषतो मणे
vṛścá darbha sapátnān me vṛścá me pṛtanāyatáḥ | vṛścá me sárvān durhā́rdo vṛścá me dvíṣato maṇé ||
Hew down, O Darbha, my rivals; hew down for me the battle-assailants. Hew down for me all the ill-hearted; hew down for me the haters, O Amulet.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/śākhā attribution typical for late book 19 charms)
Devata: Darbha-maṇi (personified amulet; darbha as empowered agent)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; charm-style cadence)
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