Atharva Veda 5.6.2: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 2
Sukta 6
अना॑प्ता॒ ये वः॑ प्रथ॒मा यानि॒ कर्मा॑णि चक्रि॒रे। वी॒रान् नो॒ अत्र मा द॑भ॒न् तद् व॑ ए॒तत् पु॒रो द॑धे
anā́ptā yé vaḥ prathamā́ yā́ni kármāṇi cakriré | vīrā́n no átra mā́ dabhan tád va etád puró dadhe ||
Unattaining were they, the first of you, who wrought those works: let them not here beguile our heroes; this very thing I set before you as a fore-guard.
Inalcanzables eran aquellos, los primeros de vosotros, que realizaron esas obras. Que no engañen aquí a nuestros héroes; esto mismo pongo ante vosotros como guardia avanzada, como defensa.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (uncertain at verse-level)
Devata: Brahman/mantra as protective force (implicit); addressed adversaries as hostile agents
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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