Atharva Veda 2.25.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 25, Mantra 4
Sukta 25
गि॒रिमे॑नाँ॒ आ वे॑शय॒ कण्वा॑न् जीवित॒योप॑नान्। तांस्त्वं दे॑वि पृश्निपर्ण्य॒ग्निरि॑वानु॒दह॑न्निहि
girímenā́n ā́ véśaya kaṇvā́n jīvitayópanān | tā́ṁs tváṁ devi pṛśniparṇy agnír ivā́nudáhan ihí ||
Bring in the hill-men; make them enter under the Kaṇvas—those whose very footing is life. Those, O Goddess Pṛśniparṇī, do thou, like Agni, burning after them, consume: go forth!
Führe die Bergleute herbei; lass sie unter die Kaṇvas eintreten – die, deren Tritt selbst Leben ist. Diese verzehre du, o Göttin Pṛśniparṇī, wie Agni, ihnen nachglühend und brennend: zieh aus!
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution for AV 2.25 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type).
Devata: Pṛśniparṇī (auṣadhi-devatā), with Agni as operative simile/power-model.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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