Atharva Veda 2.8.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 4
Sukta 8
नम॑स्ते॒ लाङ्ग॑लेभ्यो॒ नम॑ ईषायु॒गेभ्यः॑ । वी॒रुत् क्षे॑त्रिय॒नाश॒न्यप॑ क्षेत्रि॒यमु॑च्छतु
námas te lā́ṅgalebhyo náma īṣāyugébhyaḥ | vīrú t kṣétriya-nā́śany ápā kṣétriyam ucchatu ||
Obeisance be to thee, unto the ploughs; obeisance unto the pole and yokes. Let the Virút-plant, the destroyer of kṣetriya, thrust the kṣetriya malady away.
लाङ्गलेभ्यः नमः; ईषायुगेभ्यः नमः। वीरुत् क्षेत्रियनाशनी क्षेत्रियम् अप उच्छतु।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bhaiṣajya hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Virút (medicinal plant) and the empowered agricultural implements (plough, pole, yokes) as functional deities.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV healing verses commonly fall in anuṣṭubh—confirmable against padapāṭha metrical counts in a critical edition).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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