Atharva Veda 20.127.4: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 127, Mantra 4
Sukta 127
वच्य॑स्व रेभ॑ वच्यस्व वृ॒क्षे न प॒क्वे श॒कुनः॑ । नष्टे॑ जि॒ह्वा च॑र्चरीति क्षु॒रो न भु॒रिजो॑रिव
vacyásva rebhá vacyasva vṛkṣé ná pakvé śakúnaḥ | naṣṭé jihvā́ cárcarīti kṣuró ná bhuríjor iva ||
Speak out, O Rebha, speak thou clearly, like a bird upon a ripened tree. Though the tongue be lost, it chatters harshly, like a razor, as of Bhurij.
Sprich hervor, o Rebha, sprich deutlich, wie ein Vogel auf einem reifen Baum. Selbst wenn die Zunge verloren ist, klappert und scharrt sie hart, wie ein Rasiermesser, wie bei Bhurij.
Rishi: Uncertain; Rebha is addressed (possibly as poet-figure within the hymn).
Devata: Vāc (implicit), poetic speech; secondarily the addressed singer Rebha.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; requires verification.
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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