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Sukta 13
त॒स्तुवं॒ न त॒स्तुवं॒ न घेत् त्वम॑सि त॒स्तुव॑म्। त॒स्तुवे॑नार॒सं वि॒षम्
tástuvaṃ ná tástuvaṃ ná ghet tvám asi tástuvam | tástuvenārásaṃ viṣám
‘Tastuvam’—not ‘tastuvam’; let it not seize: thou art the Tastuvam. By the Tastuvam (make) the poison sapless.
“Tastuvam”—không phải “tastuvam”; chớ để nó nắm bắt ngươi: chính ngươi là Tastuvam. Nhờ Tastuvam, hãy làm cho chất độc ấy trở nên không còn nhựa, không còn lực.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Protective counter-agent (tastuvam); viṣa as adversary
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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