Atharva Veda 4.40.3: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 3
Sukta 40
ये प॒श्चाज्जुह्व॑ति जातवेदः प्र॒तीच्या॑ दि॒शोऽभि॒दास॑न्त्य॒स्मान्। वरु॑णमृ॒त्वा ते परा॑ञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्र॒त्यगे॑नान् प्रतिस॒रेण॑ हन्मि
yé paścā́j juhváti jātavēdaḥ pratī́cyā diśó ’bhidā́santy asmā́n | váruṇam ṛtvā́ té parā́ñco vyathantāṁ pratyagéna pratisarḗṇa hanmi
Whoso from behind offer, O Jātavedas—who from the western quarter assail us: taking Varuṇa in due order, let them be turned away and tremble; with the counter-turning, with the counter-charm, I smite them down.
يا جاتافيداس، من يقدّم القربان من وراء—ومن جهة الغرب يعتدي علينا: آخذًا فارونا على وفق النظام الطقسي، فليُصرَفوا إلى الوراء وليرتعدوا؛ وبالالتفاف المضادّ، وبالتعويذة المضادّة، أصرعهم.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Varuṇa (as quarter-power) with Jātavedas addressed
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical confirmation)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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