Atharva Veda 4.36.3: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 3
Sukta 36
य आ॑ग॒रे मृ॒गय॑न्ते प्रतिक्रो॒शेऽमावा॒स्ये। क्र॒व्यादो॑ अ॒न्यान् दिप्स॑तः॒ सर्वां॒स्तान्त्सह॑सा सहे
yá ā́gare mṛgáyante pratikróśe ’māvā́syè | kravyā́do anyā́n dípsataḥ sárvāṁs tā́nt sáhasā sahé ||
Whoso at the homestead prowl a-hunting, at the alarm-cry, on the New-moon night—those flesh-devourers that, craving other men for prey, I, by sheer force, overpower them all.
जो लोग घर के पास शिकार करते हैं, रात को आवाज़ सुन के दौड़ते हैं। वो लोग जो दूसरों को मारना चाहते हैं, मैं उन सब को ज़ोर से हटा देता हूँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (rakṣoghna seer; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Rakṣas/Piśāca/Kravyād (as adversaries); the effective agent is the mantra’s ‘sahas’ (coercive power)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common for AV apotropaic verses)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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