Sukta 16
श॒तेन॒ पाशै॑र॒भि धे॑हि वरुणैनं॒ मा ते॑ मोच्यनृत॒वाङ् नृ॑चक्षः । आस्तां जा॒ल्म उ॒दरं॑ श्रंसयि॒त्वा कोश॑ इवाब॒न्धः प॑रिकृ॒त्यमा॑नः
śaténa pā́śair abhí dhehi varuṇainaṃ mā́ te móci anṛtavā́ṅ nṛcákṣaḥ | ā́stāṃ jālmá udáraṃ śraṃsayitvā́ kośá ivā́bandhaḥ parikṛ́tyamānaḥ ||
With a hundred nooses bind thou him about, O Varuṇa; let not the untruth-speaking man be loosed from thee, O Seer of men. Let the knave abide—his belly made to sag—like an unbound pouch, being cut and trimmed about.
بِمِئةِ شَرَكٍ أَحِطْهُ واربطْهُ، يا فارونا؛ ولا تدَعْ صاحبَ اللسانِ الكاذبِ يُفلِتُ منك، يا رائيَ الناس. ليمكثِ الخبيثُ—وقد أُرخِيَ بطنُه—كالكيسِ المنفلتِ رباطُه، يُقصُّ ويُهذَّبُ من حوله.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)
Devata: Varuṇa (nṛcákṣas; binder and punisher)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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