Atharva Veda 5.8.6: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 6
Sukta 8
यदि॑ प्रे॒युर्देव॑पु॒रा ब्रह्म॒ वर्मा॑णि चक्रि॒रे। त॒नू॒पानं॑ परि॒पाणं॑ कृण्वा॒ना यदु॑पोचि॒रे सर्वं॒ तद॑र॒सं कृ॑धि
yádi preyúr devapurā́ bráhma varmā́ṇi cakriré | tanūpā́naṃ paripā́ṇaṃ kṛṇvāná yád upociré sárvaṃ tád arásam kṛdhi
If they have gone forth, those god-fortressed ones, and have wrought spell-armours—body-guard and all-around guard—whatsoever they have muttered thereon, make thou all that sapless, void of power.
अगर वो लोग निकल गए हैं, भगवान की सेना वाले, और उन्होंने जादू के कवच बना लिए हैं, शरीर बचाने वाले और चारों तरफ से बचाने वाले, जो भी वो बोलते हैं, उसका पूरा असर खत्म कर दो।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras (verify in anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra implicitly as the countering power across the hymn; here the addressed agent is the ritual ‘thou’ (deity/power) who can make arasa
Chandas: Mixed/expanded Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (verify; verse is longer with appended clause)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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