Atharva Veda
Against káṇvas: with a plant
śaṃ no devī pṛśniparṇy aśaṃ nirṛtyā akaḥ ugrā hi kaṇvajambhanī tām abhakṣi sahasvatīm
Against káṇvas: with a plant
Weal for us, woe (áçam) for Nirṛti ('perdition') hath the divine spotted-leaf made; since it is a formidable grinder-up (-jámbhana) of káṇvas, it, the powerful, have I used (bhaj).
sahamāneyaṃ prathamā pṛśniparṇy ajāyata tayāhaṃ durṇāmnāṃ śiro vṛścāmi śakuner iva
This spotted-leaf was first born overpowering; with it do I hew [off] the head of the ill-named ones, as of a bird (çakúni).
arāyam asṛkpāvānaṃ yaś ca sphātiṃ jihīrṣati garbhādaṃ kaṇvaṃ nāśaya pṛśniparṇi sahasva ca
The blood-drinking wizard, and whoso wants to take away fatness, the embryo-eating káṇva do thou make disappear, O spotted-leaf, and overpower.
girim enāṁ ā veśaya kaṇvān jīvitayopanān tāṃs tvaṃ devi pṛśniparṇy agnir ivānudahann ihi
Make them enter the mountain, the life-obstructing (-yopana) káṇvas; do thou, O divine spotted-leaf, go burning after them like fire.
parāca enān pra ṇuda kaṇvān jīvitayopanān tamāṃsi yatra gacchanti tat kravyādo ajīgamam
Thrust them forth to a distance, the life-obstructing káṇvas; where the darknesses go, there have I made the flesh-eaters go.