Atharva Veda 8.4.15: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 15
Sukta 4
अ॒द्या मु॑रीय॒ यदि॑ यातु॒धानो॒ अस्मि॒ यदि॒ वायु॑स्त॒तप॒ पुरु॑षस्य । अ॒धा स वी॒रैर्द॒शभि॒र्वि यू॑या॒ यो मा॒ मोघं॒ यातु॑धा॒नेत्याह॑
adyá murīya yádi yātudhā́nó asmi yádi vā́yus tatápa púruṣasya | adhā́ sá vīráir daśábhir ví yūyā yó mā móghaṃ yātudhā́nety ā́ha ||
May I die this day, if I be Yātudhāna; if Vāyu have scorched the man with torment. Then may he be scattered, with ten strong men to drive him asunder, who vainly crieth of me, ‘Yātudhāna!’
अगर मैं सच में बुरा जादू करने वाला हूँ, तो आज ही मर जाऊँ। अगर किसी ने मुझे आग से जलाया है, तो वो आदमी बरबाद हो। जो इंसान झूठ बोलके मुझे बुरा कहता है, उसको दस लोग मिलके मार डालो। वो खत्म हो जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (traditional)
Devata: Implicitly Indra/Vāyu as powers in the background; primary force is the oath itself
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.