[[rv`]] --- > c | *súvarvaj jyótir **avr̥káṁ** naśīmahi* > d | *tád devā́nām ávo adyā́ vr̥ṇīmahe* [VedaWeb](https://vedaweb.uni-koeln.de/rigveda/view/id/10.36.3) > Might we attain sun-filled light that keeps the wolf away. > This help of the gods we choose today. [[jamison-brereton2014]]) - ***avrkám*** a-[vṛ́ka](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%95#Sanskrit) ("un-harm, away-wolf") Lat. *lupus*, Eng. *wolf*, etc. The PIE root literally means the "Dangerous One" or the "Tearer". Why? Well like the PIE root for "Bear", it may be a taboo-name avoidance. - Most scholars translate "avr̥káṁ" as "un-harm" but J&B were more literal. ## External Links [Phosphorescent - Wolves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0r3JIlGfGw) [Uncle Lucius - Keep The Wolves Away](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYdvxBxHX2U) <iframe width="100%" height="500" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pYdvxBxHX2U" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen sandbox></iframe>