Atharva Veda 6.37.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 37, Mantra 3
Sukta 37
यो नः॒ शपा॒दश॑पतः॒ शप॑तो॒ यश्च॑ नः॒ शपा॑त्। शुने॑ पेष्ट्र॑मि॒वाव॑क्षामं॒ तं प्रत्य॑स्यामि मृ॒त्यवे॑
yó naḥ śapā́d áśapataḥ śápato yáś ca naḥ śápāt | śúne péṣṭram ivā́vakṣāmáṃ táṃ práty asyāmi mṛtyáve
Whoso, though himself uncursed, doth curse us, and whosoever curseth us—I cast that man back unto Death, as one flings to a dog a morsel of crushed refuse.
जिसने हमको शाप दिया जबकि उसने कोई शाप नहीं खाया, और जो भी हमको शाप देता है, मैं उस आदमी को मौत के हवाले कर देता हूँ, जैसे किसी कुत्ते को रोटी का टुकड़ा फेंक देते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Mṛtyu (Death) as recipient; Śapatha as the manipulated force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bibhatsa
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