Atharva Veda 2.31.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 3
Sukta 31
अ॒ल्गण्डू॑न् हन्मि मह॒ता व॒धेन॑ दू॒ना अदू॑ना अर॒सा अ॑भूवन्। शि॒ष्टानशि॑ष्टा॒न् नि ति॑रामि वा॒चा यथा॒ क्रिमी॑णां॒ नकि॑रु॒च्छिषा॑तै
algandū́n hanmi mahatā́ vadhéna dūnā́ adū́nā arasā́ abhūvan | śiṣṭā́n aśiṣṭā́n ní tirāmi vācā́ yáthā krímīṇāṃ nákir ucchíṣātai ||
The Algandús I smite with mighty slaughter: afflicted and unafflicted alike have they become sapless. The ordered and the disorderly I thrust away with Speech, so that of the worms not one at all may be left remaining.
A los Algandús los hiero con gran matanza: los afligidos y los no afligidos por igual han quedado sin savia. A los ordenados y a los desordenados los aparto con la Palabra (Vāc), para que de los gusanos no quede ninguno, ninguno en absoluto.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for krimi-bhaiṣajya; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī for this hymn).
Devata: Mantraic ‘Vāc’ as operative power; the target is algandú/krími (treated as personified affliction).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed against the Saunaka Anukramaṇī metrical listing).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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