Atharva Veda 5.29.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 4
Sukta 29
अ॒क्ष्यौ॒३नि वि॑ध्य॒ हृद॑यं॒ नि वि॑ध्य जि॒ह्वां नि तृ॑न्द्धि॒ प्र द॒तो मृ॑णीहि । पि॒शा॒चो अ॒स्य य॑त॒मो ज॒घासाग्ने यविष्ठ॒ प्रति॒ तं शृ॑णीहि
akṣyòḥ ní vidhya hṛ́dayaṃ ní vidhya jihvā́ṃ ní tṛnddhi prá dató mṛṇīhi | piśācó asyá yátamo jaghā́sā́gne yáviṣṭha práti táṃ śṛṇīhi
Pierce down through the eyes; pierce down through the heart; cut off the tongue; crush forth the teeth. Whichever Piśāca of his hath devoured (him)—O Agni, youngest—against that one hew thou in return.
Przebij w dół przez oczy; przebij w dół przez serce; utnij język; zmiażdż zęby. Którykolwiek Piśaca z jego otoczenia pożarł go, o Agni, najmłodszy, przeciwko temu uderz ty w odwecie.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type tradition (exorcistic corpus; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni (as rakṣohā) and the targeted Piśāca (as adversary)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as typical in forceful rakṣoghna verses; exact metrical scan may vary by pada-division)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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