Atharva Veda 8.3.2: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 2
Sukta 3
अयो॑दंष्ट्रो अ॒र्चिषा॑ यातु॒धाना॒नुप॑ स्पृश जातवेदः॒ समि॑द्धः । आ जि॒ह्वया॒ मूर॑देवान् रभस्व क्र॒व्यादो॑ वृ॒ष्ट्वापि॑ धत्स्वा॒सन्
áyodaṃṣṭro arcíṣā yātudhā́nān únúpa spṛśa jātavedaḥ samíddhaḥ | ā́ jihváyā mū́radevān rabhásva kravyā́do vṛṣṭvā́pi dhatsvā́san ||
Iron-tusked, with thy flame touch thou, in pursuit, the Yātudhānas, O Jātavedas, when kindled. With thy tongue seize the deluding spirits; the flesh-eaters—having smitten them—set them fast in thy mouth.
अयोदंष्ट्रोऽर्चिषा यातुधानान् अनुप स्पृश, जातवेदः समिद्धः। आ जिह्वया मूरदेवान् रभस्व; क्रव्यादो वृष्ट्वा अपि धत्स्व आसन्।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; RV-parallel style suggests shared rakṣoghna formulae
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (RV-style)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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