Atharva Veda 4.7.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 7
Sukta 7
अना॑प्ता॒ ये वः॑ प्रथ॒मा यानि॒ कर्मा॑णि चक्रि॒रे॑। वी॒रान्नो॒ अत्र॒ मा द॑भ॒न् तद् व॑ ए॒तत्पु॒रो द॑धे
aná̄ptā́ ye vaḥ prathamā́ yā́ni kármāṇi cakriré | vīrā́n no átra mā́ dabhán tád va etát puró dadhé
Let not those, unaccomplished, who first among you wrought what works they wrought, here circumvent our heroes: this for you I set in front as a defence.
Mögen uns hier die Helden nicht täuschen noch überlisten jene, die ohne Erfolg blieben und die als Erste unter euch taten, welche Werke sie auch taten. Dies lege ich euch vornhin als Schutz, als Abwehr.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the excerpt alone).
Devata: Apotropaic ‘karman’/protective power (functional devatā: the mantra’s protective establishment).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in such protective verses)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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