Mantra 2
Sukta 70
यातुधाना निरृतिरादु रक्षस्ते अस्य घ्नन्त्वनृतेन सत्यम्। इन्द्रेषिता देवा आज्यमस्य मथ्नन्तु मा तत् सं पादि यदसौ जुहोति
yātudhānā́ nírṛtir ā́d u rákṣas te asya ghnántv anṛ́tena satyám | índreṣitā́ devā́ ā́jyam asya mathnantu mā́ tát sáṃ pādi yád asaú juhóti
Let yātudhānas, Nirṛti, and the rākṣas smite his truth with untruth. Let the Gods, urged on by Indra, confound his ghee; let not that which yonder man offers come to full accomplishment.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in supplied excerpt)
Devata: Yātudhānas, Nirṛti, Rākṣas; and the Devas under Indra’s command
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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