Atharva Veda 1.19.1: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 1
Sukta 19
शत्रुनिवारणम्। मा नो॑ विदन् विव्या॒धिनो॒ मो अ॑भिव्या॒धिनो॑ विदन्। आ॒राच्छ॑र॒व्या ऽ अ॒स्मद्विषू॑चीरिन्द्र पातय
mā nó vidan vivyādhínaḥ mó abhivyādhíno vidan | ārā́c charavyā̀ asmád viṣū́cīr índra pātaya ||
Let not the piercers find us; let not the over-piercers find us. Far away—those arrow-missiles—make them, O Indra, to swerve aside from us, and cast them down.
जो लोग हमें टक्कर मारते हैं, वो हमें न ढूँढ पाएँ। जो हमें ज़्यादा टक्कर मारते हैं, वो भी हमें न ढूँढ पाएँ। इंद्र भगवान उनकी तीर हमसे दूर भाग जाएँ, उनको गिरा दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa provenance for protective charms; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Indra (as protector and deflector of weapons); secondarily the ‘missiles’ as the object being controlled.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short protective verses in AV Book 1 are predominantly anuṣṭubh—confirmable against padapāṭha/anukramaṇī tables).
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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