Mantra 5
Sukta 3
यत्रेदानीं पश्यसि जातवेदस्तिष्ठन्तमग्न उत वा चरन्तम्। उतान्तरिक्षे पतन्तं यातुधानं तमस्ता विध्य शर्वा शिशानः
yátrédānīṃ páśyasi jātavedas tíṣṭhantam agna utá vā cárantam | utā́ntárikṣe pátantaṃ yātudhā́naṃ tám astā́ vidhya śárvā śiśānáḥ
Where now thou seest him, O Jātavedas—standing, O Agni, or moving to and fro; yea, though in the mid-air flying—the Yātudhāna: him, O Śarva, keen-whetted, pierce with thy missile.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (AV 8.3 anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas) with Śarva (Rudra) invoked for piercing power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be confirmed per edition)
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