Atharva Veda 5.29.1: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 1
Sukta 29
रक्षोघ्नम्। पु॒रस्ता॑द् यु॒क्तो व॑ह जातवे॒दोऽग्ने॑ वि॒द्धि क्रि॒यमा॑णं॒ यथे॒दम्। त्वं भि॒षग् भे॑ष॒जस्या॑सि क॒र्ता त्वया॒ गामश्वं॒ पुरु॑षं सनेम
rákṣo-ghnám | purástād yuktó vahā jātavédo’gné víddhi kriyámāṇaṃ yáthédám | tváṃ bhiṣág bheṣajásyā́si kartā́ tváyā gā́m áśvaṃ púruṣaṃ sanema ||
Demon-slaying: harnessed in front, bear thou it, O Jātavedas Agni; take cognizance of what is being wrought, that thus this may be. Thou art the healer, the accomplisher of the remedy: by thee may we win cow and horse and manly strength.
अग्नि बुराई मारने वाला है। आगे से गाड़ी जोड़े, जातवेदस अग्नि। जो हो रहा है उस्से समझो। तू डॉक्टर है, दवा का काम करने वाला। तुझसे गाय, घोड़ा और ताकत मिलेगी।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas (as rakṣoghna and bhiṣaj)
Chandas: Mixed/likely Triṣṭubh-Jagatī cadence in parts (needs full metrical audit; not safely Anuṣṭubh)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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