Atharva Veda 4.19.3 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 3
Sukta 19
अग्र॑मे॒ष्योष॑धीनां॒ ज्योति॑षेवाभिदी॒पय॑न्। उ॒त त्रा॒तासि॒ पाक॒स्याथो॑ ह॒न्तासि॑ र॒क्षसः॑
ágram eṣy óṣadhīnām jyótiṣeva abhidīpáyan | utá trātā́si pākásyā́tho hantā́si rákṣasaḥ ||
Foremost thou goest of herbs, as with a light thou shinest forth against (the foe). And thou art guardian of the household’s food; moreover thou art the slayer of the Rākṣasas.
হে ঔষধি! তুমি ঔষধিদের মধ্যে অগ্রগামী; জ্যোতির মতো তুমি শত্রুর বিরুদ্ধে দীপ্ত হয়ে ওঠো। আর তুমি গৃহের অন্নের রক্ষক; তদুপরি তুমি রাক্ষসদের হন্তা।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type seership for apāmārga hymns)
Devata: Apāmārga (personified oṣadhi) as the operative power; secondarily rakṣoghna light
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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