Sukta 70
अपाञ्चौ त उभौ बाहू अपि नह्याम्यास्यऽम्। अग्नेर्देवस्य मन्युना तेन तेऽवधिषं हविः
apā́ñcau te ubháu bāhū́ ápi nahyāmy asyám | agnér devásya manyúnā ténā te ’vádhiṣaṃ havíḥ
Backward I turn and bind both thine arms upon this man. With the wrath of Agni the God—therewith have I smitten thee; thy oblation is struck down.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in supplied excerpt)
Devata: Agni (as wrathful enforcer); the act of binding as operative power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like / mixed (abhicāra cadence)
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