Atharva Veda 8.7.9: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 9
Sukta 7
उ॒न्मु॒ञ्चन्ती॑र्विवरु॒णा उ॒ग्रा या वि॑ष॒दूष॑णीः । अथो॑ बलास॒नाश॑नीः कृत्या॒दूष॑णीश्च॒ यास्ता इ॒हा य॒न्त्वोष॑धीः
unmuñcántīr vivaruṇā́ ugrā́ yā́ viṣadū́ṣaṇīḥ | átho balāsanā́śanīḥ kṛtyādū́ṣaṇīś ca yā́s tā́ ihá ā́ yantv óṣadhīḥ
Loosening, wide-unbinding, fierce are those Herbs that mar the poison; yea, those that slay balāsa, those that spoil the witchcraft: let those Herbs come hither unto this place.
Meleraikan, yang membuka ikatan dengan luas, yang garang—itulah Oṣadhi (tumbuhan ubat) yang merosakkan racun; bahkan yang membunuh balāsa, yang mencemarkan kṛtyā (sihir). Biarlah Oṣadhi itu datang ke mari, ke tempat ini.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (oṣadhi-sūkta complex; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ (Herbs), with implicit anti-poison and anti-kṛtyā powers
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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