Mantra 8
Sukta 5
पशुपतिरेनमिष्वासः प्रतीच्या दिशो अन्तर्देशादनुष्ठातानु तिष्ठति नैनं शर्वो न भवो नेशानः
paśupátir enam iṣvā́saḥ pratī́cyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tíṣṭhati náinam śárvo ná bhavó néśānaḥ
Paśupati, the Archer, from the western quarter, from the mid-region, stands attendant upon him as the performer; and Śarva shall not smite him, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna.
帕舒帕提（Paśupati）——执箭之射者——自西方之方、由中域而来，作为行仪者随侍而立；沙尔瓦（Śarva）不击此人，婆伐（Bhava）亦不，伊沙那（Īśāna）亦不。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 15 complex; specific r̥ṣi uncertain)
Devata: Paśupati (Rudra); Śarva/Bhava/Īśāna as restrained forms
Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic cadence; not securely metrical
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