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Sukta 12
शत्रुनाशनम्। ५ सोम्यासः पितरः, ६ मरुतः, ७ यमसादनम्, ब्रह्म, ८ अग्निः। द्यावा॑पृथिवी उ॒र्व॑१न्त॑रिक्षं॒ क्षेत्र॑स्य॒ पत्न्यु॑रुगा॒योऽद्भु॑तः । उ॒तान्तरिक्ष॑मु॒रु वात॑गोपं॒ त इ॒ह त॑प्यन्तां॒ मयि॑ त॒प्यमा॑ने
dyā́vāpr̥thivī urváṃ antárikṣaṃ kṣétrasya pátny urugāyó ’dbhútaḥ | utā́ntárikṣam urú vā́tagopaṃ té ihá tápyantāṃ máyi tápyamāne ||
Heaven and Earth, the broad Mid-air; the Field’s Lady, wide-ranging, wondrous: yea, the ample atmosphere, guarded by the Wind—let those (powers) here scorch (the foes), when I am the one assailed.
ദ്യാവാപൃഥിവി, വിശാലമായ അന്തരിക്ഷം; ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ പത്നി (സ്വാമിനി)—വിശാലഗാമിനി, അത്ഭുതമയി; കൂടാതെ വായുവാൽ കാവലുള്ള വിശാലമായ ആകാശമണ്ഡലം—ഞാൻ പീഡിതനായിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആ ശക്തികൾ ഇവിടെ (ശത്രുക്കളെ) ദഹിപ്പിക്കട്ടെ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly classed under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa protective charms)
Devata: Dyāvāpr̥thivī and Antárikṣa (cosmic regions) with Vāta as guardian; also the personified Kṣetrasya Patnī (Field’s Lady)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in Atharvanic transmission; requires metrical verification against pada counts)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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