Mantra 10
Sukta 22
यत् त्वं शीतोऽथो रूरः सह कासावेपयः । भीमास्ते तक्मन् हेतयस्ताभिः स्म परि वृङ्ग्धि नः
yát tvaṁ śītó ’thó rūrā́ḥ sahá kā́sāvepayaḥ | bhīmā́s te takman hetáyas tā́bhiḥ sma pári vṛṅgdhi naḥ |
Since thou art chill, and again art burning, with cough and with shivering: dreadful, O Takman, are thy missiles—therewith, forsooth, turn them away on every side from us.
हे तक्मन्! तू कधी शीतल, तर पुन्हा दाहक; खोकला व अंगकंप यांसह येतोस. तुझे बाण भयंकर आहेत—त्यांच्याच द्वारे, खरेच, ते आमच्या भोवती सर्व बाजूंनी परत फिरवून दूर कर.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Takman hymn complex)
Devata: Takman (Fever) and its ‘hetis’ (attacks)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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