Atharva Veda 4.7.3: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 3
Sukta 7
क॒र॒म्भं कृ॒त्वा ति॒र्यंऽपीबस्पा॒कमु॑दार॒थिम्। क्षु॒धा किल॑ त्वा दुष्टनो जक्षि॒वान्त्स न रू॑रुपः
karambháṃ kṛtvā tiryáṅ ’pība spākám udārathím | kṣudhā́ kíla tvā duṣṭano jakṣivā́nt sá ná rūrupaḥ
Having made the karambha, drink it sideways—our easing draught: for hunger verily hath driven thee, O ill-bodied one, that hast been devouring; so do thou not work deformity.
करम्भं कृत्वा तिर्यक् पिब—अस्माकं शमनोदकम्। क्षुधा हि त्वा, दुष्टतनुं जक्षिवांसं, प्रेरयति; मा रूढरूप्यं (विकृतिं) कृथाः।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)
Devata: Personified disease/hostile agent constrained by mantra; karambha as the operative medium
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: raudra
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