Atharva Veda 4.3.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 5
Sukta 3
यो अ॒द्य स्ते॒न आय॑ति॒ स संपि॑ष्टो॒ अपा॑यति । प॒थाम॑पध्वं॒सेनै॒त्विन्द्रो॒ वज्रे॑ण हन्तु॒ तम्
yó adyá sténa ā́yati sá saṃpíṣṭo ápāyati | pathā́m apadhvaṃsénaitu índro vájreṇa hantu tám
Whoso to-day, a thief, draws near—crushed down, he turns and goes away. By paths of overthrow let him depart; let Indra with the thunderbolt smite him.
Wer heute als Dieb herannaht — zerschmettert wendet er sich um und geht davon. Auf Wegen des Sturzes soll er fortgehen; Indra schlage ihn mit dem Vajra.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit in excerpt).
Devata: Indra (as smiter of thieves) with apotropaic speech as instrument.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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