Atharva Veda 2.32.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 3
Sukta 32
अ॒त्रि॒वद् वः॑ क्रिमयो हन्मि कण्व॒वज्ज॑मदग्नि॒वत्। अ॒गस्त्य॑स्य॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ सं पि॑नष्म्य॒हं क्रिमी॑न्
atrívad váḥ krímayo hanmi kaṇvávaj jamadagnivát | agástyasya bráhmaṇā sáṃ pinaṣmy aháṃ krimīń ||
Like Atri I smite you, O ye worms; like Kaṇva, like Jamadagni. With Agastya’s holy spell I crush you utterly, I—ye worms—do crush you down.
ஓ புழுக்களே, அத்ரியைப் போல நான் உங்களை அடிக்கிறேன்; கண்வனைப் போல, ஜமதக்னியைப் போல. அகஸ்த்யரின் பிரஹ்ம (புனித மந்திர-வலிமை) கொண்டு நான் உங்களை முற்றிலும் நசுக்குகிறேன்—நான் புழுக்களைத் தாழ்த்தி நசுக்குகிறேன்.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; verse invokes ṛṣis Atri, Kaṇva, Jamadagni, Agastya as paradigmatic authorities (ṛṣi-nāma-prayoga).
Devata: Krimi (worms) as the addressed adversary; brahman/mantra as operative power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; pāda-structure consistent with common AV healing stanzas)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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