Atharva Veda 1.11.4: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 4
Sukta 11
नेव॑ मां॒से न पीव॑सि॒ नेव॑ म॒ज्जस्वाह॑तम्। अवै॑तु॒ पृश्नि॒ शेव॑लं॒ शुने॑ ज॒राय्वत्त॒वेऽव॑ ज॒रायु॑ पद्यताम्
néva māṁsé ná pī́vasi néva májja svā́hatam | aváitu pṛ́śni śeválaṁ śúne jarāyváttave ’vá jarā́yu padyatām ||
Let it cling not to the flesh, nor to the fat; let it cling not to the marrow—smitten clean away. Let the speckled slimy thing depart; to the dog be it, for afterbirth-eating: let the afterbirth drop away.
यह बुरी चीज़ न तो फ्लेश में चिपके, न फैट में। न ही बोन मैरो में चिपके, साफ़ हट जाना चाहिए। यह धब्बेदार चिपचिपी चीज़ निकल जाए। कुत्ते के लिए हो जाए, जो जाए वो जाए। औलाद खाने वाली चीज़ गिर के अलग हो जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not securely specified for this single mantra in common summaries; treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type in ritual use).
Devata: Jarāyu (afterbirth) as the targeted entity; the mantra functions as an apotropaic/expulsive address rather than praise of a high deity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant domestic-meter; this verse conforms broadly to the anuṣṭubh cadence).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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