Atharva Veda 6.113.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 12, Sukta 113, Mantra 3
Sukta 113
द्वा॒द॒श॒धा निहि॑तं त्रि॒तस्याप॑मृष्टं मनुष्यैन॒सानि॑ । ततो॒ यदि॑ त्वा॒ ग्राहि॑रान॒शे तां ते॑ दे॒वा ब्रह्म॑णा नाशयन्तु
dvā́daśadhā nihítaṃ tritásyā́pamṛṣṭaṃ manuṣyàināsā́ni | tató yádi tvā grā́hir anaśé tā́ṃ te devā́ bráhmaṇā nāśayantu
Twelvefold is it laid away—Trita’s—brushed off from the sins of men. Thereafter, if the Seizer should lay hold on thee, that let the Gods, by holy spell, destroy for thee.
द्वादशधा निहितं त्रितस्य, मनुष्यैर्नसान्यपमृष्टम्। ततो यदि त्वा ग्राहिरानशे, तां ते देवा ब्रह्मणा नाशयन्तु।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angirasic healing corpus)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (with Trita as mythic purifier; grahi as adversary)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; not metrically verified here)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: bhayankara
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