Mantra 7
Sukta 6
ये अपीषन् ये अदिहन् य आस्यन् ये अवासृजन्। सर्वे ते वध्रयः कृता वध्रिर्विषगिरिः कृतः
yé apī́ṣan yé adíhan yá ā́syan yé avā́sṛjan | sárve te vádhrayaḥ kṛtā́ vádhrir viṣagiríḥ kṛtáḥ ||
They who pressed it out, they who smeared it on, they who cast it, they who let it fly—made are they all as Vadhryas; and Vadhri is made the poison-mountain.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (anukramaṇī attribution varies).
Devata: Vadhri (binding counter-force) / Viṣa (as adversary).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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