Atharva Veda 1.18.4: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 4
Sukta 18
रिश्य॑पदीं॒ वृष॑दतीं गोषे॒धां वि॑ध॒मामु॒त। वि॒ली॒ढ्यं ऽ लला॒म्यं॑१ ता अ॒स्मन्ना॑शयामसि
riśyápadīṁ vṛ́ṣadatīṁ goṣedhā́ṁ vidhámām utá | vilīḍhyàm ’ lalā́myam tā́ asmán nāśayāmasi ||
The Antelope-footed, the Bull-toothed, the Cow-hindering, the Overthrower—yea, and the Licker, the Marked one—those do we from us cause to perish.
हिरन जैसी टांग वाली, बैल के दांत वाली, गायें रोकने वाली, गिराने वाली, और जो चाटने वाली है, दाग वाली, यह सब बुरी चीज़ें हम लोग अपने पास से मिटा देते हैं। खत्म कर दो इनको।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; often classed under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for such apotropaic verses)
Devata: Apotropaic address to hostile female beings (yātudhānī/kr̥tyā-like); functional ‘devatā’ is the expulsion-power of the mantra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; with Atharvanic flexibility)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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