Atharva Veda 5.14.6: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 6
Sukta 14
यदि॒ स्त्री यदि॑ वा॒ पुमा॑न् कृ॒त्यां च॒कार॑ पा॒प्मने॑ । तामु॒ तस्मै॑ नयाम॒स्यश्व॑मिवाश्वाभि॒धान्या॑
yádi strī́ yádi vā́ pumā́n kṛtyā́m cakā́ra pāpmáne | tā́m u tásmai nayāmasy áśvam ivāśvābhidhā́nyā ||
If woman, if perchance a man, hath wrought the Kṛtyā for evil’s end, that very spell—yea, her—we drive and lead back unto him, as with a bridle one leads on a horse.
कोई औरत या आदमी ने काला जादू किया हो, बुराई के लिए। वोह जादू, और वोह इंसान दोनों, हम वापस उसके पास भेज देते हैं। जैसे घोड़े को लगाम से वापस लाते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn attributed within the Atharvan/Angiras sphere; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Kṛtyā (as hostile agency) / the act of Pratiharaṇa (returning); implicit protective power of the mantra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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