Atharva Veda 8.4.16: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 16
Sukta 4
यो माया॑तुं॒ यातु॑धा॒नेत्याह॒ यो वा॑ र॒क्षाः शुचि॑र॒स्मीत्याह॑ । इन्द्र॒स्तं ह॑न्तु मह॒ता व॒धेन॒ विश्व॑स्य ज॒न्तोर॑ध॒मस्प॑दीष्ट
yó mā yātúṃ yātudhā́nety ā́ha yó vā rákṣāḥ śúcir asmī́ty ā́ha | índras táṃ hantu mahatā́ vadhéna víśvasya jántor adhamáḥ padīṣṭa ||
Whoso of me proclaimeth, ‘He is sorcery, a Yātudhāna,’ or whoso, being Rakṣas, saith, ‘I am pure’—May Indra smite that man with mighty slaughter-stroke, and may he take the lowest footing among all living men.
जो कोई मुझे बुरा जादू करने वाला बोलता है, या जो खुद बुरा है फिर भी कहता है मैं साफ हूँ, इंद्र उसको मार डाले। बड़ी मार पड़े उसपे। वो सब लोगों में सबसे नीचे गिर जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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