Atharva Veda 13.3.25: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 25

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एक॑पा॒द् द्विप॑दो॒ भूयो॒ वि च॑क्रमे॒ द्विपा॒त् त्रिपा॑दम॒भ्येऽति प॒श्चात्। चतु॑ष्पाच्चक्रे॒ द्विप॑दामभिस्व॒रे सं॒पश्य॑न् प॒ङ्क्तिमु॑प॒तिष्ठमान॒स्तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 13.3.25

IAST Transliteration

ékapād dvipádo bhū́yo ví cakrame dvipā́t trípādam abhy-èti paścā́t | cátuṣpāc cakre dvipádām abhisváre saṃpáśyan paṅktím upatíṣṭhamānas tásya devásya | kruddhásyáitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

One-footed, he strode forth beyond the two-footed; two-footed, from behind he overtook the three-footed. Four-footed, he made the two-footed with directed cry, surveying the ordered line as he stood attendant—of that God. This is the offence against the wrathful One: whoso, thus knowing, injureth a learned Brahman. Up—make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: in requital loose forth the nooses upon the Brahma-hurter.

Translation

ذو القدم الواحدة خطا متجاوزًا ذوي القدمين؛ وذو القدمين أدرك من وراءٍ ذوي الثلاث. وذو الأربع جعل ذوي القدمين يطلقون نداءً موجَّهًا، وهو ينظر إلى الصفّ المرتَّب قائمًا في مقام الخدمة—لذلك الإله. هذه هي الخطيئة في حقّ الغضبان: من، وهو يعلم ذلك، يؤذي برهمنًا عالمًا. أوقعْ فيه الارتعاد، يا روهيتا؛ أضعِفْه وأفنِ قوته؛ وأطلِقْ قيودَ (العقاب) عن قاتل البرهمن (brahmajya).

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Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution not provided here)

Devata: A stride-capable sovereign deity (Viṣṇu-like in imagery), with Rohita as punitive agent

Chandas: Mixed/irregular; narrative + refrain

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: raudra