Atharva Veda 8.7.23: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 23
Sukta 7
याः सु॑प॒र्णा आ॑ङ्गिर॒सीर्दि॒व्या या र॒घतो॑ वि॒दुः । वयां॑सि हं॒सा या वि॒दुर्याश्च॒ सर्वे॑ पत॒त्रिणः॑ । मृ॒गा या वि॒दुरोष॑धी॒स्ता अ॒स्मा अव॑से हुवे
yā́ḥ supárṇā āṅgirasī́r divyā́ yā́ ragháto vidúḥ | vayā́ṃsi haṃsā́ yā́ vidúr yā́ś ca sárve patatríṇaḥ | mṛgā́ yā́ vidúr oṣadhī́s tā́ asmā́ aváse huve
What fair-winged, Angirasa, heavenly ones the swift have known—what birds, what geese have known, yea what all winged creatures; what wild beasts have known of herbs—those I invoke for this man’s aid.
जिन परों वाले पक्षी हवा में उड़ते हैं, वो जानते हैं। हंस और सारे उड़ने वाले जानवर जानते हैं। जंगली जानवर जानते हैं कौनसी जड़ी-बूटी काम आती है। मैं उन सब की शक्ति को बुला रहा हूँ इस आदमी की मदद के लिए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi attribution varies).
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ (Herbs), with Suparṇas/Angirasa-heavenly knowers as invoked authorities.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-jagati mixture is possible in longer AV verses; here best treated as mixed/irregular Atharvanic meter.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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