Atharva Veda 2.31.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 1
Sukta 31
क्रिमिजम्भनम्। इन्द्र॑स्य॒ या म॒ही दृ॒षत् क्रिमे॒र्विश्व॑स्य॒ तर्ह॑णी । तया॑ पिनष्मि॒ सं क्रिमी॑न् दृ॒षदा॒ खल्वाँ॑ इव
krimijámbhanam | índrasya yā mahī́ dṛṣát krimér víśvasya tárhaṇī́ | táyā pinaṣmi sáṃ krimī́n dṛṣádā khálvāṃ iva
Worm-crushing. That mighty Indra’s press-stone which is the vanquisher of every worm—therewith I pound the worms all together, as (one pounds) in a mortar with the grinding-stone.
കൃമി-ജംഭനം (കൃമി-നാശനം). ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ ആ മഹത്തായ ദൃഷദ് (അരയ്ക്കുന്ന കല്ല്) സർവ്വ കൃമികളെയും കീഴടക്കുന്നവൻ—അതേ ദൃഷദ് കൊണ്ടു ഞാൻ എല്ലാ കൃമികളെയും ഒരുമിച്ച് അരച്ച് തകർക്കുന്നു, ഖല്വാ (ഉരൽ)യിൽ അരക്കല്ലുകൊണ്ട് അരയ്ക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras rubric for bhaiṣajya charms; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Indra (as smiter; with the dṛṣad as his empowered instrument).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in Atharvan healing verses; often treated as anuṣṭubh in practical recitation).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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