Atharva Veda 6.85.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 85, Mantra 2
Sukta 85
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वच॑सा व॒यं मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्य च । दे॒वानां॒ सर्वे॑षां वा॒चा यक्ष्मं॑ ते वारयामहे
índrasya vácasā vayáṃ mitrásya váruṇasya ca | devā́nāṃ sárveṣāṃ vācā́ yákṣmaṃ te vārayāmahe
With Indra’s word, with Mitra’s and with Varuṇa’s, yea with the speech of all the Gods, we ward from thee the wasting-sickness and repel it.
इन्द्र की शक्ति से, मित्र और वरुण के साथ, और सब देवताओं के आशीर्वाद से हम इस बिमारी को तुमसे दूर भगा रहे हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified via anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra; Mitra-Varuṇa; collectively All Gods (Viśve Devāḥ) as speech-powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scansion)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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