Mantra 21
Sukta 4
ओषधीनामहं वृण उर्वरीरिव साधुया। नयाम्यर्वतीरिवाहे निरैतु ते विषम्
óṣadhīnām aháṃ vṛṇe urvárīr iva sādhúyā | nayāmy árvātīr ivā́he nír etu te víṣam ||
Of herbs I make my choice, as one selects good fields with skill; I lead them on, as mares are driven: forth from the serpent let thy poison go.
我在诸药草中作出拣择，如善巧之人择取良田；我驱引它们前行，如驱策母马：愿你的毒，从蛇身中迸出、离去。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (consult anukramaṇī).
Devata: Oṣadhis (herbs) as divine powers; anti-venom expulsion.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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