Atharva Veda 2.3.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 4
Sukta 3
उ॒प॒जीका॒ उद् भ॑रन्ति समु॒द्रादधि॑ भेष॒जम्। तदा॑स्रा॒वस्य॑ भेष॒जं तदु॒ रोग॑मशीशमत्
upajīkā́ ud bháranti samudrā́d ádhi bheṣajám | tád āsrāvásya bheṣajáṃ tád u rógaṃ aśīśamat ||
The Upajīkās bear forth the remedy from the Sea. That is the remedy for the running flux; that, verily, hath stilled the disease.
उपजीकाः समुद्रादधि भेषजम् उद्भरन्ति। तदेवास्रावस्य भेषजं, तदेव रोगमशीशमत्।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AVŚ 2.3 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type healing material).
Devata: Bheṣaja (the Remedy) personified; secondarily the ‘samudra’ as source of healing potency.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; typical Atharvanic healing meter).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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