Atharva Veda 5.23.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 4
Sukta 23
सरू॑पौ॒ द्वौ विरू॑पौ॒ द्वौ कृ॒ष्णौ द्वौ रोहि॑तौ॒ द्वौ। ब॒भ्रुश्च॑ ब॒भ्रुक॑र्णश्च॒ गृध्रः॒ कोक॑श्च॒ ते ह॒ताः
sarū́pau dváu virū́pau dváu kṛṣṇáu dváu róhitau dváu | babhrúś ca babhrúkarṇaś ca gṛ́dhraḥ kókaś ca té hatā́ḥ
Two of like form, two of unlike form; two black, two ruddy. The Brown one and the Brown-eared, the Vulture and the Owl—these are slain.
Dua yang serupa rupa, dua yang berlainan rupa; dua hitam, dua kemerahan. Si Coklat dan si Telinga-Coklat, si Nazar (burung pemangsa) dan Burung Hantu—mereka itu telah ditewaskan.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Krimi (as the targeted hostile class)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta
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