Atharva Veda 4.38.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 38, Mantra 7
Sukta 38
अ॒न्तरि॑क्षेण स॒ह वा॑जिनीवन् क॒र्कीं व॒त्सामि॒ह र॑क्ष वाजिन्। अ॒यं घा॒सो अ॒यं व्र॒ज इ॒ह व॒त्सां नि ब॑ध्नीमः । य॒था॒ना॒म व॑ ईश्महे॒ स्वाहा॑
antárikṣeṇa sahá vājínīvan karkī́ṃ vatsā́m ihá rakṣa vājin | ayáṃ ghā́so ayáṃ vrajá ihá vatsā́ṃ ní badhnīmaḥ | yáthā nā́ma va ī́śmahe svā́hā ||
With mid-air’s aid, O strong and fleet, guard here the Karkī-cow, guard here the calf, O vigorous one. Here is the fodder, here the pen: here do we bind the calf fast down, that verily we may have mastery over you—svāhā!
中空（アンタリクシャ）の助けとともに、迅速にして強き者よ、ここにカールキー（Karkī）の牝牛を守れ、ここに子牛を守れ、力ある者よ。ここに飼葉、ここに囲い（ヴラジャ）：ここに我らは子牛を固く繋ぎとめる。まことに汝らを支配し得るために——svāhā！
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input)
Devata: Protective mastery/strength (vājín; functional cattle-guardian)
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (domestic charm style; exact scan depends on recension and pada reading)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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