Poison / venom
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poison · venom · sap-drained poison · the poison
spoken of as
1 expressionpoison and venom1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
Gathered from the spotted serpent, from the dark pṛdāku snake — the poison of that kaṅka-joint:
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Venom or poison, the recurring harmful substance neutralized across multiple snakebite and plant-poison charms.
The little śakuntikā bird has eaten your poison along with her companion.
The śakuntikā bird spoke to me — she who sucks the flower of the poison:
I have brought hither the herb that is Indra's mother, Indra's strength, Indra's sister — the herb that speaks under Indra's patronage — the poison-destroyer.