Atharva Veda 2.24.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 5
Sukta 24
जूर्णि॒ पुन॑र्वो यन्तु या॒तवः॒ पुन॑र्हे॒तिः कि॑मीदिनीः । यस्य॒ स्थ तम॑त्त॒ यो वः॒ प्राहै॒त् तम॑त्त॒ स्वा मां॒सान्य॑त्त
jūrṇíḥ púnar vo yantu yā́tavaḥ púnar hetíḥ kímīdinīḥ | yásya sthá tám atta yó vaḥ práhāit tám atta svā́ mā́ṃsāny atta
Let wasting Destruction come again upon you, O sorcerers; let the missile come again—ye Kīmīdinī devourers. Whose ye are, him devour; he who hath sent you forth, him devour; your own flesh-meats—devour ye.
हे जूर्णि, पुनर्वो यन्तु यातवः; पुनर्हेतिः, किमीदिन्यः। यस्य स्थ तमत्त; यो वः प्राहैत् तमत्त; स्वा मांसानि अत्त।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution typical for abhicāra counter-charms (specific r̥ṣi assignment for AVŚ 2.24 requires padapāṭha-anukramaṇī confirmation).
Devata: Pratyāvartana of yātu; personified ‘Jūrṇi’ (wasting) and the Kīmīdinīs as coerced agents; effectively the mantra’s ‘deity’ is the returning/destructive force itself.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (requires metrical verification against the pada text; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh is often irregular).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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