Sukta 5
स इद् व्याघ्रो भवत्यथो सिंहो अथो वृषा । अथो सपत्नकर्शनो यो बिभर्तीमं मणिम्
sá íd vyāghró bhávati átho siṁhó átho vṛ́ṣā | átho sapatná-karśano yó bíbharṭīmáṁ maṇím ||
He verily becometh a tiger, and also a lion, and also a bull; yea, a dragger-down of rivals is he who beareth this amulet.
Rishi: Kāśyapa (traditional association for portions of AV 8.5; hymn is maṇi-focused and linked to Kāśyapa-line authority)
Devata: Maṇi (personified amulet) / Indraic protective power (implicit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)
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