Atharva Veda 4.3.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 2
Sukta 3
परे॑णैतु प॒था वृकः॑ पर॒मेणो॒त तस्क॑रः । परे॑ण द॒त्वती॒ रज्जुः॒ परे॑णाघा॒युर॑र्षतु
paréṇaitu pathā́ vṛkáḥ paraméṇóta taskaráḥ | paréṇa datvatī́ rájjuḥ paréṇāghāyúr arṣatu
By the farther path let the wolf depart; by the farthest, yea, the thief. By the farther way let the toothed cord (the noose) pass; by the farther let the evil-willed one rush away.
Por el camino más lejano que se marche el lobo; por el más lejano aún, sí, el ladrón. Por el camino lejano que pase la cuerda dentada (el lazo); por el camino lejano que se precipite lejos el de mala intención.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (protective household tradition; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Apotropaic ‘Path’/Banishment; implicitly Indraic protection against thieves and predators.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV protective charms)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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