Mantra 4
Sukta 84
अयस्मये द्रुपदे बेधिष इहाभिहितो मृत्युभिर्ये सहस्रम्। यमेन त्वं पितृभिः संविदान उत्तमं नाकमधि रोहयेमम्
ayasmáye drupadé bédhiṣe ihā́bhi-hitó mṛtyúbhir yé sahásram | yaména tváṃ pitṛ́bhiḥ saṃ-vidāná uttamáṃ nā́kam ádhi rohaye mám
In iron, in the wooden stock, thou liest pierced; here pressed down by deaths a thousand-fold. With Yama, in accord with the Fathers, lead thou this man upward to the highest heaven.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Yama; Pitṛs; Mṛtyu (as adversarial plurality)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (expanded operative diction)
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