Atharva Veda 4.40.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 4
Sukta 40
य उ॑त्तर॒तो जुह्व॑ति जातवेद॒ उदी॑च्या दि॒शोऽभि॒दास॑न्त्य॒स्मान्। सोम॑मृ॒त्वा ते परा॑ञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्र॒त्यगे॑नान् प्रतिस॒रेण॑ हन्मि
yá úttarató juhváti jātávedá údīcyā́ diśó ’bhidā́santy asmā́n | sómam ṛtvā́ té parā́ñco vyathantāṃ pratyagé́nān pratisaréṇa hanmi
Whoso from the northern side maketh offering, O Jātavedas,—the northern regions assail us: taking Soma for the effective stay, let them, turned away, be shaken; with the returning counter-force, with the Pratisara, I smite them down.
अगर कोई उत्तर दिशा से हवन करे, जातवेद, तो वो लोग हम पर अटैक करते हैं। मैं सोम रस पकड़ के उन्हे पीछे भगा देता हूँ। वापस वाली ताकत से, प्रतिसर मंत्र से, मैं उन्हे मार देता हूँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type in AV counter-sorcery hymns)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas; with Soma invoked as supporting power; directions as operative field
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV protective formulae; verse is anuṣṭubh-like)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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