Atharva Veda 8.4.22: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 22
Sukta 4
उलू॑कयातुं शुशु॒लूक॑यातुं ज॒हि श्वया॑तुमु॒त कोक॑यातुम्। सु॒प॒र्णया॑तुमु॒त गृध्र॑यातुं दृ॒षदे॑व॒ प्र मृ॑ण॒ रक्ष॑ इन्द्र
ulū́kayātuṁ śuśulū́kayātuṁ jahí śvayā́tum utá kókayātum | supárṇayā́tum utá gṛ́dhrayātuṁ dṛṣádeva prá mṛṇa rákṣa índra ||
Slay thou the owl-shaped sorcerer, slay the hooting-owl-shaped; smite the dog-shaped, and eke the koka-shaped. The fair-winged-shaped, and eke the vulture-shaped—O Stone-strong Indra, crush thou forth the Rākṣas.
उल्लू के शकल का जादूगर मार डाल, जो हूत करता है उस उल्लू को भी मार। कुत्ता शकल वाले को मार, और कोकिला शकल वाले को भी। सुंदर पंख वाले को और गिद्ध शकल वाले को भी मार। हे इंद्र, तू पत्थर जैसा मज़बूत है, उस राक्षस को कुचल दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (rakṣoghna hymn; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input)
Devata: Indra (as rakṣohā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (catalogue + imperative), as commonly in rakṣoghna verses
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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