Atharva Veda 5.29.8: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 8
Sukta 29
अ॒पां मा॒ पाने॑ यत॒मो द॒दम्भ॑ क्र॒व्याद् या॑तू॒नां शय॑ने॒ शया॑नम्। तदा॒त्मना॑ प्र॒जया॑ पिशा॒चा वि या॑तयन्तामग॒दो॒३यम॑स्तु
apā́ṃ mā pā́ne yátamo dadámbha krav-yā́d yātū́nāṃ śáyane śáyānam | tád ātmánā prajā́yā piśācā́ ví yātayantām agadó ayám astu
In drinking of the waters, whichever hath afflicted me—(some) flesh-eater of the Yātus—while I lay lying on the bed: that, with its own self, with its progeny, let the Piśācas be driven apart; let this be an antidote.
Beim Trinken der Wasser—welcher mich auch immer befallen hat, ein Fleischfresser unter den Yātus, während ich auf dem Lager lag: den, samt ihm selbst und seiner Nachkommenschaft, sollen die Piśācas auseinanderjagen; dies sei ein Gegengift.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition
Devata: Piśācas and Yātu-beings (adversaries); ‘Agada’ efficacy; implicit Agni/purification logic
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable; requires metrical verification)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: vira
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