Mantra 9
Sukta 36
ये मा क्रोधयन्ति लपिता हस्तिनं मशका इव । तानहं मन्ये दुर्हितान् जने अल्पशयूनिव
yé mā́ krodháyanti lapitā́ hastínaṃ maśakā́ iva | tā́n aháṃ manye dúrhitān jané álpaśayūn iva ||
They who enrage me—prating fellows—like gnats that vex an elephant, those do I deem ill-set among men, as creatures with a scanty couch and lodging.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic charm-tradition (attribution uncertain at verse-level)
Devata: Mantra as imprecatory force; implicitly directed against human adversaries
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
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