Sukta 6
वध्र॑यस्ते खनि॒तारो॒ वध्रि॒स्त्वम॑स्योषधे । वध्रिः॒ स पर्व॑तो गि॒रिर्यतो॑ जा॒तमि॒दं वि॒षम्
vádhrayas te khanitā́ro vádhris tvám asy oṣadhe | vádhriḥ sá párvato girír yáto jātám idáṃ viṣám ||
Vadhryas are thy diggers; thou art Vadhri, O Herb. Vadhri is that mountain, that rock, whence this poison hath been born.
നിന്നെ കുഴിച്ചെടുക്കുന്നവർ വധ്രയന്മാർ; ഹേ ഔഷധി, നീ വധ്രി. വധ്രിയേ ആ പർവ്വതം, ആ ഗിരി—അവിടെ നിന്നാണ് ഈ വിഷം ജനിച്ചത്.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (anukramaṇī attribution varies).
Devata: Oṣadhi (Herb) as Vadhri (binding power).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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