Mantra 1
Sukta 138
क्लबत्वम्। त्वं वीरुधां श्रेष्ठतमाभिश्रुतास्योषधे । इमं मे अद्य पुरुषं क्लीबमोपशिनं कृधि
klábatvam | tváṃ vīrúdhāṃ śréṣṭhatamābhiśrutā́sy oṣadhe | imáṃ me adyá púruṣaṃ klībám upaśínam kṛdhi ||
Impotence: Thou art the most excellent of plants, a herb of famed repute. Make this man for me, even to-day, impotent and submissive.
ಕ್ಲೀಬತ್ವ (ನಪುಂಸಕತೆ): ಹೇ ಔಷಧೇ, ನೀನು ವೀರುಧಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮಳು, ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಕೀರ್ತಿಯುಳ್ಳವಳು. ಇಂದು ನನ್ನಿಗಾಗಿ ಈ ಪುರುಷನನ್ನು ಕ್ಲೀಬನಾಗಿಯೂ ವಶ್ಯನಾಗಿಯೂ (ಆಜ್ಞಾಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿಯೂ) ಮಾಡು.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (abhicāra hymns often have variable attributions)
Devata: Oṣadhi (herb), as coercive power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scansion)
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