Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 18, Mantra 8 (ब्रह्मरावी)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Kanda 5 · Verse 5.18.8
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Sanskrit Original
जिह्वा॒ ज्या भव॑ति॒ कुल्म॑लं॒ वाङ्ना॑डी॒का दन्ता॒स्तप॑सा॒भिदि॑ग्धाः । ते भि॑र्ब्रह्मा वि॑ध्यति देवपी॒यून् हृ॑द्ब॒लैर्धनु॑र्भिर्दे॒वजू॑तैः ॥८॥
jihvā jyā bhavati kulmalaṁ vāṅ-nāḍīkā dantās tapasābhidigdhāḥ. te bhir brahmā vidhyati devapīyūn hṛd-balair dhanurbhir devajūtaiḥ.
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The tongue becomes the bowstring, the palate the bow; the speech-duct the string, teeth anointed by austerity. With these the Brāhmán pierces the god-eaters—bows strengthened in heart, god-driven.