Sukta 13
क॒र्णा श्वा॒वित् तद॑ब्रवीद् गि॒रेर॑वचरन्ति॒का। याः काश्चे॒माः ख॑नि॒त्रिमा॒स्तासा॑मर॒सत॑मं वि॒ष॑म्
kárṇā śvā́vit tád abravīd girér avacarántikā | yā́ḥ kā́ś cemā́ḥ khanitrímās tāsām arásatamaṃ viṣám
Karnā, Śvāvit—thus spake she that cometh down from the mountain: whatever these be, earth-dug (burrow-born), of them (be) the poison most sapless.
كارْنَا، شْفَافِت—هكذا قالتْ هي النازلةُ من الجبل: أيًّا ما تكن هذه، المحفورةُ من الأرض (المولودةُ من الجُحور)، فمنها (ليكن) السُّمُّ الأشدُّ نزعًا للعُصارة.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Viṣa; named poison-beings (Karnā, Śvāvit) and habitat-sources
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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