Atharva Veda 8.2.18: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 18
Sukta 2
शि॒वौ ते॑ स्तां व्रीहिय॒वाव॑बला॒साव॑दोम॒धौ। ए॒तौ यक्ष्मं॒ वि बा॑धेते ए॒तौ मु॑ञ्चतो॒ अंहसः
śiváu te stāṃ vrīhiyavā́v abalāsā́v adómadhau | etáu yákṣmaṃ ví bādhete etáu muñcato áṃhasaḥ ||
Benign for thee be rice and barley, free from phlegm, unharmful in the house. These twain drive off the wasting-disease; these twain release from anguish.
शिवौ ते स्तां व्रीहियवाव्—अबलासावदोमधौ, गृहेऽनुपद्रवौ। एतौ यक्ष्मं विबाधेते; एतौ त्वाम् अंहसः मुञ्चतः।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Anna (food) as healer; anti-yakṣma efficacy
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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