Mantra 16
Sukta 3
विषं गवां यातुधाना भरन्तामा वृश्चन्तामदितये दुरेवाः । परैणान् देवः सविता ददातु परा भागमोषधीनां जयन्ताम्
viṣáṃ gávāṃ yātudhā́nā bharantām ā́ vṛścantām áditaye durévāḥ | párainān deváḥ savitā́ dadātu párā bhāgám óṣadhīnāṃ jayantām
Let the Yātudhānas bear the poison of the cows; let the evil-goers be cut down unto Aditi. Away let the god Savitar deliver them; away let the herbs conquer (and drive off) their portion.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable anukramaṇī attribution)
Devata: Savitar; Aditi; Oṣadhis (as victorious healers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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