Atharva Veda 2.24.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 4
Sukta 24
सर्पानु॑सर्प॒ पुन॑र्वो यन्तु या॒तवः॒ पुन॑र्हे॒तिः कि॑मीदिनः । यस्य॒ स्थ तम॑त्त॒ यो वः॒ प्राहै॒त् तम॑त्त॒ स्वा मां॒सान्य॑त्त
sárpā́nusarpa púnar vo yantu yā́tavaḥ púnar hetíḥ kímīdinaḥ | yásya sthá tám atta yó vaḥ práhāit tám atta svā́ mā́ṃsāny atta
Creep on, O Serpent; back again let your malignant wanderers go; back again the weapon-stroke, the Kīmīdin devourers. Him whose ye are, devour ye him; he who hath smitten you forth—devour ye him; devour your own flesh.
Arrástrate, oh Serpiente; que vuestros vagabundos malignos vuelvan atrás; vuelva atrás el golpe del arma, los Kimīdin devoradores. Aquel de quien sois, devoradlo; quien os ha soltado, devoradlo; devorad vuestra propia carne.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa attribution for rakṣoghna material; specific r̥ṣi for 2.24 is edition-dependent).
Devata: Serpent and allied noxious beings (yātus, kīmīdins) as addressed agents; the operative power is the mantra’s coercive speech.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm against pada-count in a critical metrical check).
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: vira
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