Atharva Veda 8.7.14: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 14
Sukta 7
सिं॒हस्ये॑व स्त॒नथोः॒ सं वि॑जन्ते॒ऽग्नेरि॑व विजन्त॒ आभृ॑ताभ्यः । गवां॒ यक्ष्मः॒ पुरु॑षाणां वी॒रुद्भि॒रति॑नुत्तो ना॒व्याऽएतु स्रो॒त्याः
siṁhásyéva stanáthōḥ sáṁ ví janté ’agné́r iva vijanté ā́bhr̥tābhyaḥ | gavā́ṁ yákṣmaḥ púruṣāṇāṁ vīrúdbhir átinutto nā́vyā́ etu srotyā́ḥ ||
As at the lion’s roaring they are driven apart, as by Agni’s might they are driven forth from the gathered remedies: the yákṣma of cattle, the yákṣma of men—by the plants thrust utterly away—let it depart by boat unto the running streams.
जैसे शेर के करने पर सब भाग जाते हैं, जैसे अग्नि सब को भगाता है, वैसे ही गायों और लोगों की बिमारी को पोधों से बहुत दूर भगा दिया। वो बिमारी नदी के पानी में बह जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (oṣadhi-sūkta complex; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ (Herbs) with Agni as purifying paradigm; yákṣma as the adversary
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV 8.7; metrical classification may vary by pada division)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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