Atharva Veda 12.2.52: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 52
Sukta 2
प्रेव॑ पिपतिषति॒ मन॑सा॒ मुहु॒रा व॑र्तते॒ पुनः॑ । क्र॒व्याद् यान॒ग्निर॑न्ति॒काद॑नुवि॒द्वान् वि॒ताव॑ति
préva pipatiṣati mánasā múhur ā́ vartate púnaḥ | kravyā́d yā́n agnír ántikād anuvidvā́n vitā́vati
As though he would dart forward, with his mind he flutters; again and again he turns back once more. The flesh-eaters whom Agni, from close at hand, tracking them out, drives asunder and scatters.
Als wollte er vorwärts schnellen, flattert er mit dem Geist; immer wieder kehrt er erneut zurück. Die Fleischfresser aber, die Agni aus nächster Nähe, sie aufspürend, auseinanderjagt — die zerstreut und verstreut er.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (general AV attribution; edition-dependent).
Devata: Agni.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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