Mantra 10
Sukta 4
यो नो रसं दिप्सति पित्वो अग्ने अश्वानां गवां यस्तनूनाम्। रिपु स्तेन स्तेयकृद् दभ्रमेतु नि ष हीयतां तन्वा३ तना च
yó no rásaṃ dípsati pitvó agne áśvānāṃ gávāṃ yás tanū́nām | ripú stenáḥ steyakṛ́d dábhram etu ní ṣá hīyatāṃ tanvā́ tanā́ ca ||
Whoso would seize our sap, our nourishment, O Agni—of horses, of kine, who of our very persons—enemy, thief, theft-doer—let him go to harm; let him be brought low and fail, in body and in offspring.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (as transmitted)
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