Atharva Veda 4.37.11: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 37, Mantra 11
Sukta 37
स्वेवैकः॑ क॒पिरि॒वैकः॑ कुमा॒रः स॑र्वकेश॒कः । प्रियो दृश इ॑व भू॒त्वा ग॑न्ध॒र्वः स॑चते॒ स्त्रिय॑स्त॑मि॒तो ना॑शयामसि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा वी॒र्याऽवता
svévaíkaḥ kapír ivaíkaḥ kumāráḥ sarvakeśakáḥ | priyó dṛśá iva bhūtvā́ gandharváḥ sacáte stríyaḥ | tamitó nāśayāmasi bráhmaṇā vīryā̀vatā ||
As though a kinsman—one; as though an ape—one; a youth, all-haired: becoming as it were pleasing to the sight, the Gandharva cleaveth to women. Him, from the darkness, we cause to perish, with brahman, with potent might.
Seolah-olah seorang kerabat—yang satu; seolah-olah seekor kera—yang satu; seorang pemuda, seluruhnya berambut. Menjadi seakan-akan menyenangkan pada pandangan, Gandharva itu melekat pada perempuan-perempuan. Dia—dari kegelapan—kami binasakan dengan brahman, dengan kekuatan-perkasa yang ampuh.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable).
Devata: Gandharva (as adversarial target); brahman as operative power.
Chandas: Mixed/expanded Anuṣṭubh-like (longer syntactic span; still built on anuṣṭubh cadence).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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