Atharva Veda 11.3.125: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 125
Sukta 3
तं वा अ॒हं नार्वाञ्चं॒ न परा॑ञ्चं॒ न प्र॒त्यञ्च॑म्
táṃ vā aháṃ nā́rvāñcaṃ ná parā́ñcaṃ ná pratyáñcam
Him verily I (set) neither facing hither, nor facing away, nor facing back again.
मैं उस आदमी को ऐसे ही नहीं छोड़ूंगा। न वो मेरी तरफ देख सकता है, न मुझसे दूर जा सकता है, न पीछे मुड़ सकता है। मैं उसे पकड़के रखूंगा।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution for AV 11.3 is composite; treat as Atharvan/Bṛghu-Aṅgiras milieu)
Devata: Ritual efficacy (karman) focused on consecrated food/wholeness; implicitly protective power rather than a single deva
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence (not a strict RV-style metrical verse)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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