Atharva Veda 2.27.2: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 2
Sukta 27
सु॒प॒र्णस्त्वान्व॑विन्दत् सूक॒रस्त्वा॑खनन्न॒सा। प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे
suparṇás tvā́nvàvindat sūkarás tvā́khanann asā́ | prā́śaṃ práti-prā́śo jahy arāsā́n kṛṇv oṣadhe ||
The fair-winged found thee out; the boar with his snout dug thee forth. As counter-eating unto eating, smite thou the sapless banes; make (us) whole, O Herb.
El de bellas alas (Suparṇa) te halló; el jabalí te desenterró con su hocico. Como contra-mordida a la mordida, hiere los males sin savia; haznos íntegros, oh Oṣadhi, Hierba.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for oṣadhi hymns; exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī lists).
Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) as personified healing power; secondarily the mythic finders (Suparṇa, Sūkara) as enabling agents.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV healing verses commonly use anuṣṭubh—confirmable against pada-count in a critical edition).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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