Atharva Veda 2.7.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 5
Sukta 7
श॒प्तार॑मेतु श॒पथो॒ यः सु॒हार्त् तेन॑ नः स॒ह। चक्षु॑र्मन्त्रस्य दु॒र्हार्दः॑ पृ॒ष्टीरपि॑ शृणीमसि
śaptā́ram etu śapáthó yáḥ su-hā́rt téna naḥ sahá | cákṣur mantrásya dur-hā́rdaḥ pṛṣṭī́r ápi śṛṇīmasi
Let the curse-oath go back unto the curser—whatsoever imprecation is well-aimed: with that, along with its train, be it away from us. With the mantra’s eye we shatter the ill-hearted one; yea, even his back-parts do we break in pieces.
यः सुहार्त् शपथः शप्तारम् एतु; तेन नः सह (सपरिवारः) अप गच्छतु। मन्त्रस्य चक्षुषा दुर्हार्दं विद्महे; पृष्ठीर् अपि शृणीमसि।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution for AVŚ 2.7 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).
Devata: Śapatha (the curse-oath) as personified force; secondarily the Mantra itself as protective agency (‘mantrasya cakṣus’).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV curse-reversal stanzas; metrical exactness may vary with recension and sandhi).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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