Atharva Veda 2.24.7: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 7
Sukta 24
अर्जु॑नि॒ पुन॑र्वो यन्तु या॒तवः॒ पुन॑र्हे॒तिः कि॑मीदिनीः । यस्य॒ स्थ तम॑त्त॒ यो वः॒ प्राहै॒त् तम॑त्त॒ स्वा मां॒सान्य॑त्त
árjuni púnar vo yantu yātávaḥ púnar hetíḥ kímīdinīḥ | yásya sthá tám atta yó vaḥ práhāit tám atta svā́ māṁsā́ny atta
O Arjunī, back let the sorcerers go—back, too, the missile, back the Kīmīdinī devourers. Whose ye are, him devour; he who hath sent you forth—him devour; devour your own flesh.
Ô Arjunī, que les sorciers (yātavaḥ) s’en retournent en arrière; en arrière aussi le projectile, en arrière les dévoreuses Kīmīdinī. Celui à qui vous appartenez, dévorez‑le; celui qui vous a lancées, dévorez‑le; dévorez votre propre chair.
Rishi: Atharvanic (traditionally Atharvan/Angiras lineage for such apotropaic verses; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Arjunī (protective power) with yātavaḥ/kīmīdinīḥ as the addressed hostile agents
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full metrical verification against padapāṭha accents and syllable count)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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