Mantra 9
Sukta 2
इन्द्राग्नी काम सरथं हि भूत्वा नीचैः सपत्नान् मम पादयाथः । तेषां पन्नानामधमा तमांस्यग्ने वास्तून्यनुनिर्दह त्वम्
indrāgnī́ kā́ma saráthaṃ hí bhūtvā nícaiḥ sapátnān máma pādayāthaḥ | téṣāṃ pannā́nām adhamā́ támāṃsy agne vā́stūny anu nírdaha tvám ||
Indra and Agni—O Kāma—become ye verily of one car, and thrust my rivals downward, make them fall. Of those thus fallen into the lowest darknesses, O Agni, burn out their dwellings, following after them.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Indrāgnī under Kāma; Agni as executor.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; long pādas with coercive cadence).
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