Sukta 8
तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि
tásya idáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi idám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi
This lustre of his, this fiery might, his breath, his life—these I wrap and wind about; this man I make downward-turned, I force him down beneath.
ਉਸ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਵਰਚਸ, ਇਹ ਤੇਜ, ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਆਯੁ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮੈਂ ਲਪੇਟ ਲਪੇਟ ਕੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ; ਇਸ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਅਧੋਮੁਖ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਬਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here).
Devata: Brahman (spell-force) operating upon varcas/tejas/prāṇa/āyus as quasi-deities/powers.
Chandas: Irregular Atharvanic cadence; not securely assignable without full hymn metrical audit.
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