Atharva Veda 4.10.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 2
Sukta 10
यो अ॑ग्र॒तो रो॑च॒नानां॑ समु॒द्रादधि॑ जज्ञि॒षे। श॒ङ्खेन॑ ह॒त्वा रक्षां॑स्य॒त्त्रिणो॒ वि ष॑हामहे
yó agrató rócanānāṃ samudrā́d ádhi jajñiṣé | śáṅkhena hatvā́ rákṣāṃsy attríṇo ví ṣahāmahe ||
Thou who wast born from the ocean, foremost of the shining regions—having with the Conch smitten down the Rakṣases, the devourers—we prevail and overcome them utterly.
ഹേ പ്രകാശമണ്ഡലങ്ങളിൽ അഗ്രസ്ഥാനനായവനേ, സമുദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ചവനേ; ശംഖംകൊണ്ട് രക്ഷസ്സുകളെ—ഭക്ഷകരെ—വധിച്ച്, ഞങ്ങൾ അവരെ പൂർണ്ണമായി കീഴടക്കി ജയിക്കുന്നു.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (per Anukramaṇī for śaṅkha-maṇi hymn)
Devata: Śaṅkha/Śaṅkha-maṇi; adversaries: rakṣas, attriṇaḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm via Anukramaṇī)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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