Sukta 17
अपामार्गः। ईशा॑णां त्वा भेष॒जाना॒मुज्जे॑ष॒ आ र॑भामहे । च॒क्रे स॒हस्र॑वीर्यं॒ सर्व॑स्मा ओषधे त्वा
apāmārgaḥ | īśā́nāṃ tvā bheṣajānā́m ujjéṣe ā́ rabhāmahe | cakré sahásravīryaṃ sárvasmai oṣadhe tvā
Apāmārga! Thee, sovereign of medicines, for victory we grasp and take in hand. Thou hast fashioned thousandfold might: for every need, O Herb, thee we invoke.
अपामार्गः। ईशानां त्वा भेषजानाम् उज्जेषे आ रभामहे। चक्रे सहस्रवीर्यं; सर्वस्मा ओषधे त्वा (आह्वयामः)।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer(s) of the Bhaisajya corpus
Devata: Apāmārga (personified Oṣadhi)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic invocatory style)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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