Mantra 1
Sukta 46
अस्तृतमणिः। प्रजापतिष्ट्वा बध्नात् प्रथममस्तृतं वीर्याय कम्। तत् ते बध्नाम्यायुषे वर्चस ओजसे च बलाय चास्तृतस्त्वाभि रक्षतु
astṛ́tamaṇiḥ | prajā́patis tvā badhnāt prathamám astṛ́taṃ vīryā́ya kám | tát te badhnāmy ā́yuṣe várcasa ójase ca bálāya cāstṛ́tas tvā́bhi rakṣatu
The Astṛta amulet: may Prajāpati bind thee on—Astṛta first of all—for manly might, for Ka. That do I bind on for thee, for length of days, for lustre, for vigor, and for strength; may Astṛta guard thee round about.
Rishi: Atharvanic amulet tradition (ṛṣi not securely fixed for this short maṇi-hymn unit)
Devata: Prajāpati / Astṛta-maṇi (object-deity)
Chandas: Mixed; largely yajus-like with mantra-prose cadence
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