Atharva Veda 13.3.9: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 9
Sukta 3
कृ॒ष्णं नि॒यानं॒ हर॑यः सुप॒र्णा अ॒पो वसा॑ना॒ दिव॒मुत् पत॑न्ति । त आव॑वृत्र॒न्त्सद॑नादृ॒तस्य॒ तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वेपय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
kṛṣṇáṃ niyā́naṃ háryaḥ supárṇā ápo vásānā dívaṃ úd pátanti | té āvavṛ́tran sádānād ṛtásya tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān
The tawny, fair-winged (ones), clothed in Waters, fly up to heaven, (breaking) the black down-leading constraint. They have encompassed (it) from the seat of ṛta—of that God. This is the offence against that wrathful God, whoso thus wrongs a knowing Brahmin. Make him quake, O Rohita; waste him away; against the Brahmin-hurter loose back the nooses.
Die fahlgoldenen, schönbeflügelten, in die Wasser gehüllt, fliegen zum Himmel empor und sprengen die schwarze, hinabführende Fessel. Sie haben (es) vom Sitz des ṛta her umschlossen — gegen jenen Gott. Dies ist die Schuld gegen jenen zornigen Gott: wer so einen wissenden Brahmanen kränkt. Lass ihn erbeben, o Rohita; zehre ihn aus; gegen den brahmajya, den Brahmanen-Schädiger, löse die Schlingen auf ihn.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (needs anukramaṇī).
Devata: Solar/ṛta upholder (implicit) and Rohita addressed.
Chandas: To be confirmed by scan.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: raudra
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