Atharva Veda 8.3.6: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 6
Sukta 3
य॒ज्ञरिषूः॑ सं॒नम॑मानो अग्ने वा॒चा श॒ल्याँ अ॒शनि॑भिर्दिहा॒नः । ताभि॑र्विध्य॒ हृद॑ये यातु॒धाना॑न् प्रती॒चो बा॒हून् प्रति॑ भङ्ग्ध्येषाम्
yajñaríṣūḥ saṃná-mamāno agne vācā́ śalyā́ṃ aśánibhir dihānáḥ | tā́bhir vidhya hṛ́daye yātudhānā́n pratī́co bāhū́n práti bhaṅgdhy eṣām
Armed with sacrificial arrows, bending to the aim, O Agni—arming thyself with barbs and thunderbolts by speech—therewith pierce the Yātudhānas in the heart; break back their arms, turned backward upon themselves.
अग्नि भगवान से यह प्रार्थना है। वो यज्ञ के बाण लेकर तैयार हो, निशाना लगा के बैठा हो। अपनी बानी से वो बिजली और तीर बना ले। इन सब से वो यातुधानों का दिल छेद दे। उनके हाथ पीछे की तरफ मोड़ दे, ताकि वो खुद ही टूट जाएँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (AV 8.3).
Devata: Agni (as yajña-weapon bearer)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be confirmed per edition)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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