Atharva Veda 3.6.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 7
Sukta 6
तेऽध॒राञ्चः॒ प्र प्ल॑वन्तां छि॒न्ना नौरि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नात्। न वै॑बा॒धप्र॑णुत्तानां॒ पुन॑रस्ति नि॒वर्त॑नम्
té ’dharā́ñcaḥ prá plavantāṁ chinnā́ naúr iva bándhanāt | ná vai bādhá-praṇuttānā́ṁ púnaḥ asti nivártanam
Downward-turned, let them drift forth, like a boat cut loose from its mooring: for those whom repulse hath driven away, verily there is no turning back again.
जैसे नाव को रोपे से खोल के बहने देते हैं, वैसे ही दुश्मन भी बह के चले जायेंगे। जो लोग भगा दिए गए हैं, वापस नहीं आते। एक बार गए तो गए, वापस नहीं आते।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indeterminate; operative force is the spell of expulsion (often under Vanaspati/Aśvattha complex of the hymn)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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