Atharva Veda 2.8.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 3
Sukta 8
ब॒भ्रोरर्जु॑नकाण्डस्य॒ यव॑स्य ते पला॒ल्या तिल॑स्य तिलपि॒ञ्ज्या। वीरुत् क्षे॑त्रिय॒नाश॒न्यप॑ क्षेत्रि॒यमु॑च्छतु
babhrór árjunakāṇḍasya yávasyá te palā́lyā tilásya tilapiñjyā́ | vīrút kṣetriyanā́śany ápá kṣetriyám ucchatu ||
With babhru, with Arjuna’s stalk, with barley for thee; with chaff, with sesame, with sesame-paste—let Virut, the kṣetriya-destroyer, thrust the kṣetriya away.
Con babhru, con el tallo de Arjuna, con cebada para ti; con paja menuda, con sésamo, con pasta de sésamo—que Virút, destructor de la kṣetriya, expulse lejos la kṣetriya.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AVŚ 2.8 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type healing seers).
Devata: Vīrut (as plant-deity/plant-power) and the medicinal substances; the target is kṣetriya as disease-demon.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant AV healing meter; this verse is in the common 8+8 cadence with a caesura).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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