Sukta 70

Mantra 1

शत्रुदमनम्। यत् किं चा॒सौ मन॑सा॒ यच्च॑ वा॒चा य॒ज्ञैर्जु॒होति॑ ह॒विषा॒ यजु॑षा । तन्मृ॒त्युना॒ निरृ॑तिः संविदा॒ना पु॒रा स॒त्यादाहु॑तिं हन्त्वस्य

Whatsoever that man, by mind or by speech, by sacrifices, with oblation, with yajus-formula, doth offer—let Nirṛti, leagued with Death, smite his offering beforehand, ere it become effectual and true.

Mantra 2

या॒तु॒धाना॒ निरृ॑ति॒रादु॒ रक्ष॒स्ते अ॑स्य घ्न॒न्त्वनृ॑तेन स॒त्यम्। इन्द्रे॑षिता दे॒वा आज्य॑मस्य मथ्नन्तु॒ मा तत् सं पा॑दि॒ यद॒सौ जु॒होति॑

Let yātudhānas, Nirṛti, and the rākṣas smite his truth with untruth. Let the Gods, urged on by Indra, confound his ghee; let not that which yonder man offers come to full accomplishment.

Mantra 3

अ॒जि॒रा॒धि॒रा॒जौ श्ये॒नौ सं॑पा॒तिना॑विव । आज्यं॑ पृतन्य॒तो ह॑तां॒ यो नः॒ कश्चा॑भ्यघा॒यति॑

Like two hawks, swift and sovereign, swooping down together—let them smite the ghee of the battling man, whosoever bears malice against us.

Mantra 4

अपा॑ञ्चौ त उ॒भौ बा॒हू अपि॑ नह्याम्या॒स्यऽम्। अ॒ग्नेर्दे॒वस्य॑ म॒न्युना॒ तेन॑ तेऽवधिषं ह॒विः

Backward I turn and bind both thine arms upon this man. With the wrath of Agni the God—therewith have I smitten thee; thy oblation is struck down.

Mantra 5

अपि॑ नह्यामि ते बा॒हू अपि॑ नह्याम्या॒स्यऽम्। अ॒ग्नेर्घो॒रस्य॑ म॒न्युना॒ तेन॑ तेऽवधिषं ह॒विः

I bind fast thy arms; I bind fast thy mouth. With the dread wrath of Agni—therewith I have smitten thee down, (using) the oblation.