Sukta 3
अ॒ष्ट॒धा यु॒क्तो व॑हति॒ वह्नि॑रु॒ग्रः पि॒ता दे॒वानां॑ जनि॒ता म॑ती॒नाम्। ऋ॒तस्य॒ तन्तुं॒ मन॑सा मि॒मानः॒ सर्वा॒ दिशः॑ पवते मात॒रिश्वा॒ तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
aṣṭadhā́ yuktó vahati váhnir ugráḥ pitā́ devā́nāṃ janitā́ matīnā́m | ṛtásya tántuṃ mánasā mimānáḥ sárvā díśaḥ pavate mātáriśvā tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||
Eightfold harnessed, the fierce Bearer bears: the Father of the Gods, begetter of our holy thoughts. Measuring with mind the thread of ṛta, Mātariśvan blows through all the quarters—of that God. This is the offence against the wrathful One: whoso thus a knowing Brahman wrongs. Up, make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: upon the Brahman-hurter loose back the nooses.
Achtfach angeschirrt trägt der grimme Träger; der Vater der Götter, der Erzeuger der heiligen Gedanken. Den Faden des ṛta mit dem Geist abmessend, weht Mātariśvan durch alle Himmelsrichtungen — jenes Gottes. Dies ist die Schuld gegen den Zornigen: wer so einen wissenden Brahmanen kränkt. Auf, lass ihn erzittern, o Rohita; zehre ihn aus: gegen den Brahmanen-Schädiger löse die Schlingen zurück.
Rishi: Rohita/Āditya cycle attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rohita with Agni/Mātariśvan imagery (syncretic solar-fire-wind complex)
Chandas: Mixed; refrain-driven.
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta
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