Sukta 113
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Tṛṣṭikā (personified destructive/cutting power)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification)
AV 7.113 ialah sebuah himne abhicāra yang ringkas, yang menyeru Tṛṣṭikā sebagai kuasa pemotong dan pelumpuh yang dipersonifikasikan untuk “memutuskan” musuh yang dikenal pasti serta menghalaunya ke dalam kehinaan dan ketidakberdayaan. Dua mantra itu menggabungkan citra bilah (chindhi, “potong!”) dengan citra bisa/racun (viṣa), sehingga si musuh serentak dilukai, diracuni, dipukul mundur, dan dijadikan tunduk.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। तृष्टि॑के॒ तृष्ट॑वन्दन॒ उद॒मूं छि॑न्धि तृष्टिके । यथा॑ कृ॒तद्वि॒ष्टासो॒ऽमुष्मै॑ शे॒प्याव॑ते
Wahai Tṛṣṭikā, yang dipuji kerana ketajamanmu, tebaslah dan putuskanlah musuh yang di sana itu, wahai Tṛṣṭikā; supaya para pembenci yang dibuat-buat menjadi baginya—bagi orang itu—sebab aib hukuman.
Mantra 2
तृ॒ष्टासि॑ तृष्टि॒का वि॒षा वि॑षात॒क्यऽसि । परि॑वृक्ता॒ यथास॑स्यृष॒भस्य॑ व॒शेव॑
Engkau tajam, wahai Tṛṣṭikā; engkau racun, engkau pembawa racun: berpalinglah dan pusingkanlah (musuh itu), seperti lembu betina yang tunduk di hadapan lembu jantan, demikianlah jadilah (dia).
Frequently Asked Questions
Tṛṣṭikā is a personified destructive potency—imagined as keen-edged like a blade and also venom-bearing—invoked to disable and turn back an enemy.
It aims to ‘cut away’ a specified foe’s power, drive him into retreat, and impose disgrace and helpless submission through a coercive invocation.
The text uses poison and cutting primarily as ritual-symbolic language; traditional practice may use only symbolic substitutes (gesture, blade-token, effigy) rather than literal harm.
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