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Sukta 14
कृ॒त्याः स॑न्तु कृत्या॒कृते॑ श॒पथः॑ शपथीय॒ते। सु॒खो रथ॑ इव वर्ततां कृ॒त्या कृ॑त्या॒कृतं॒ पुनः॑
kṛtyā́ḥ santu kṛtyā́kṛte śapáthaḥ śapathīyáte | súkho rátha iva vartatāṃ kṛtyā́ kṛtyā́kṛtaṃ púnaḥ
Let Kṛtyās be for the Kṛtyā-maker; let the oath-curse bind him who adjures. Smooth as a chariot let the Kṛtyā roll back again upon the worker of the Kṛtyā.
Niech Kṛtyās będą dla twórcy Kṛtyā; niech klątwa-przysięga spętuje tego, kto ją przyzywa. Gładka jak rydwan niech Kṛtyā powróci znowu na sprawcę Kṛtyā.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (per Anukramaṇī tradition for AV 5.14)
Devata: Kṛtyā (as returning force); Śapatha (imprecation) as operative speech
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta
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