Mantra 3
Sukta 7
करम्भं कृत्वा तिर्यंऽपीबस्पाकमुदारथिम्। क्षुधा किल त्वा दुष्टनो जक्षिवान्त्स न रूरुपः
karambháṃ kṛtvā tiryáṅ ’pība spākám udārathím | kṣudhā́ kíla tvā duṣṭano jakṣivā́nt sá ná rūrupaḥ
Having made the karambha, drink it sideways—our easing draught: for hunger verily hath driven thee, O ill-bodied one, that hast been devouring; so do thou not work deformity.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)
Devata: Personified disease/hostile agent constrained by mantra; karambha as the operative medium
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
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