Atharva Veda 8.3.12: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 12
Sukta 3
यद॑ग्ने अ॒द्य मि॑थु॒ना शपा॑तो॒ यद् वा॒चस्तृ॒ष्टं ज॒नय॑न्त रे॒भाः । म॒न्योर्मन॑सः शर॒व्या॒३जाय॑ते॒ या तया॑ विध्य॒ हृद॑ये यातु॒धाना॑न्
yád agne adyá mithunā́ śápāto yád vā́cas tṛṣṭáṃ janáyanta rebhā́ḥ | manyór mánasaḥ śarávyā̀ jā́yate yā́ táyā vidhya hṛ́daye yātudhā́nān ||
What, O Agni, even to-day, from mutual cursing, and what sharpened weapon of speech the clamorous utterers beget—an arrow that is born of wrath and mind—therewith do thou pierce the Yātudhānas in the heart.
अग्नि, जो लोग आपस में गाली देते हैं और जो तीर जैसी बातें बोलते हैं, उससे बड़े गुस्से और सोच का तीर बनता है। उस तीर से तुम यह यातुधान लोगों के दिल में मारो।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa tradition (Anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Agni (as purifier and reverser of hostile speech)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: karuna
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