Yātudhānas
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Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A class of malevolent sorcerers/demons who are the target of exorcism spells and amulet protections.
bring the yātudhānas hither.
Let Agni seize him from the front;
O Agni and Soma, pierce him through.
Rigveda
Sorcerer-demons who steal flesh and milk, targeted throughout the Rakṣoghna hymn for destruction by Agni.
O Agni, shear his ribs with your heat;
O Agni, split the skin of the Yātudhāna;
I kindle the demon-slaying, powerful Agni;
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A class of rākṣasa demon-sorcerers within Laṅkā, noted for reciting the Vedas and for their intellect and prestige.
He saw yātudhānas engaged in recitation of the Vedas, and rākṣasas roaring praises to Rāvaṇa.
In that city he saw Yātudhānas — the demon-sorcerers — foremost in intellect, bearing lovely names, revered and regarded as chiefs of the world, of many varieties and with pleasing appellations.