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Sukta 18
शत्रुनाशनम्। भ्रा॒तृ॒व्य॒क्षय॑णमसि भ्रातृव्य॒चात॑नं मे दाः॒ स्वाहा॑
śatrunāśanam | bhrā́tṛvyakṣáyaṇam asi bhrātṛvyacā́tanaṃ me dā́ḥ svā́hā
A slayer of foes: thou art the wasting of the Rival; bestow on me the driving-forth of the Rival—svāhā.
Isang pumatay ng mga kaaway: ikaw ang pagkasira ng Karibal; ipagkaloob mo sa akin ang pagpapalayas ng Karibal - svaha.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (individual r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; to be resolved via Anukramaṇī data).
Devata: Mantra as operative power (brahman); implicitly Agni as carrier due to svāhā.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or a short pragmatic formula; exact meter requires full pada-count verification.
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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