Atharva Veda 19.45.1: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 45, Mantra 1
Sukta 45
आञ्जनम्। ऋ॒णादृ॒णमि॑व सं॒नय॑न् कृ॒त्यां कृ॑त्या॒कृतो॑ गृ॒हम्। चक्षु॑र्मन्त्रस्य दु॒र्हार्दः॑ पृ॒ष्टीरपि॑ शृणाञ्जन
ā́ñjanam | ṛṇā́d ṛṇám iva sánnayan kṛ́tyāṁ kṛtyākṛ́to gṛhám | cákṣur mantrásya durhā́rdaḥ pṛṣṭī́r ápi śṛṇa ā́ñjana ||
Anjana! As one settles debt from debt, so, bringing it to account, do thou remove the kṛtyā—yea, the house of him who wrought the kṛtyā. O stout-hearted one, the mantra’s eye, shatter also their backs, O Anjana.
हे अंजन, जैसे कोई कर्ज़ उतरता है, वैसे तू बुराई का हिसाब ले। उस आदमी का काम खत्म कर जिसने यह बुराई की। तू मंत्र का नज़र है, तू बहुत ताकतवर है। उनकी पीठ तोड़ दे, हे अंजन।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anjana hymn complex)
Devata: Āñjana (personified remedy) as chief; kṛtyā as adversary
Chandas: Mixed/late style; largely Anuṣṭubh cadence
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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