Sukta 3
वं॒शानां॑ ते॒ नह॑नानां प्राणा॒हस्य॒ तृण॑स्य च । प॒क्षाणां॑ विश्ववारे ते न॒द्धानि॒ वि चृ॑तामसि
vaṃśā́nāṃ te náhanānāṃ prāṇāhásya tṛ́ṇasya ca | pakṣā́nāṃ viśva-vāre te naddhā́ni ví cṛtāmasi
The fastenings of thy bamboos, of thy bindings that seize the breath, and of thy grass; the fastenings of thy sides, O all-warding,—those do we cut apart.
তোমার বাঁশের গাঁট, প্রাণ-আটকে-ধরা বাঁধনের গাঁট, আর তৃণ-রজ্জুর গাঁট; হে সর্বদিক-রক্ষক, তোমার পার্শ্বদেশের যে বাঁধনগুলি বাঁধা আছে—সেগুলি আমরা কেটে পৃথক করি।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa attribution (Anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Śālā/Viśvavārā (protective house) and Prāṇa (implicitly safeguarded)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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