Mantra 10
Sukta 29
क्रव्यादमग्ने रुधिरं पिशाचं मनोहनं जहि जातवेदः । तमिन्द्रो वाजी वज्रेण हन्तु छिनत्तु सोमः शिरो अस्य धृष्णुः
kravyā́dam agne rudhiráṃ piśācáṃ manohánaṃ jahí jātavedas | tám índro vājī vájreṇa hantu chináttu sómaḥ śíro asya dhṛ́ṣṇuḥ
O Agni, smite the flesh-eater, the bloody Piśāca, the mind-bewitcher, O Jātavedas. Let Indra the vigorous slay him with the bolt; let Soma, the bold, cut off his head.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution not isolated here).
Devata: Agni (primary), with Indra and Soma as co-invoked slayers.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (approximate; Atharvanic triṣṭubh usage common in rakṣoghna hymns).
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