Atharva Veda 4.17.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 1
Sukta 17
अपामार्गः। ईशा॑णां त्वा भेष॒जाना॒मुज्जे॑ष॒ आ र॑भामहे । च॒क्रे स॒हस्र॑वीर्यं॒ सर्व॑स्मा ओषधे त्वा
apāmārgaḥ | īśā́nāṃ tvā bheṣajānā́m ujjéṣe ā́ rabhāmahe | cakré sahásravīryaṃ sárvasmai oṣadhe tvā
Apāmārga! Thee, sovereign of medicines, for victory we grasp and take in hand. Thou hast fashioned thousandfold might: for every need, O Herb, thee we invoke.
हे अपमार्ग, तुम सारी दवाईयों का राजा हो। हम तुम्हे जीत के लिए पकड़ लेते हैं। तुम्में हज़ार गुण की ताकत है। हर ज़रूरत के लिए हम इस जड़ी-बूटी को बुलाते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer(s) of the Bhaisajya corpus
Devata: Apāmārga (personified Oṣadhi)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic invocatory style)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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