Atharvaveda · Sūkta 12.8

12.8.28

वैरं विकृत्यमाना पौत्राद्यं विभाज्यमाना ॥ १२.८.२८ ॥

Enmity, while being perverted; grandsons and the rest, while being divided.

देवहेतिर्ह्रियमाणा व्यृद्धिर्हृता ॥ १२.८.२९ ॥

The weapon of the gods, while being carried off; ruin, when it has been seized.

पाप्माधिधीयमाना पारुष्यमवधीयमाना ॥ १२.८.३० ॥

Evil, while being laid upon; harshness, while being put down.

विषं प्रयस्यन्ती तक्मा प्रयस्ता ॥ १२.८.३१ ॥

Poison, while being sent forth; fever, when it has been sent forth.

अघं प्रच्यमाना दुष्वप्न्यं पक्वा ॥ १२.८.३२ ॥

Misfortune, while being hurled forth; the evil dream, when it has ripened.

मूलबर्हणी पर्याक्रियमाणा क्षितिः पर्याकृता ॥ १२.८.३३ ॥

The root-uprooter, while being encircled; the earth, when it has been encircled.

असंज्ञा गन्धेन शुगुद्ध्रियमाणाशीविष उद्धृता ॥ १२.८.३४ ॥

Senseless through the smell, drawn out in grief; the venomous snake has been pulled out.

अभूतिरुपह्रियमाणा पराभूतिरुपहृता ॥ १२.८.३५ ॥

Misfortune being carried off; defeat has been carried away.

शर्वः क्रुद्धः पिश्यमाना शिमिदा पिशिता ॥ १२.८.३६ ॥

Śarva (Rudra) is enraged; being cut up, the flesh-eater Śimidā has been cut to pieces.

अवर्तिरश्यमाना निर्ऋतिरशिता ॥ १२.८.३७ ॥

Distress being devoured; ruin (Nirṛti) has been consumed.

अशिता लोकाच्छिनत्ति ब्रह्मगवी ब्रह्मज्यमस्माच्चामुष्माच्च ॥ १२.८.३८ ॥

Having been devoured, the Brahman-cow severs the Brahman-oppressor from the world, from this one and from that one.