Atharva Veda 7.56.8: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 6, Sukta 56, Mantra 8
Sukta 56
य उ॒भाभ्यां॑ प्र॒हर॑सि॒ पुच्छे॑न चा॒स्येऽन च । आ॒स्ये॒३ न ते॑ वि॒षं किमु॑ ते पुच्छ॒धाव॑सत्
yá ubhā́bhyāṃ prahárasi púccheṇa cāsyèna ca | āsyè ná te viṣáṃ kím u te pucchadhā́vasat ||
Thou that strikest with both, with tail and also with mouth—within thy mouth is no venom: what venom then is thine, O tail-rushing one?
यह दोनों चीज़ों से मारता है, अपनी पूँछ से और मुँह से। पर उसके मुँह में कोई ज़हर नहीं है। तो फिर ज़हर कहाँ है? पूँछ से दौड़ने वाले, तेरा ज़हर क्या है?
Rishi: Unspecified (Atharvanic)
Devata: Anti-venom brahman directed against the tail-stinger
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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