Atharva Veda 4.30.4 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 30, Mantra 4
Sukta 30
मया॒ सोऽन्न॑मत्ति॒ यो वि॒पश्य॑ति॒ यः प्रा॒णति॒ य ईं शृ॒णोत्यु॒क्तम्। अ॒म॒न्तवो॒ मां त उप॑ क्षियन्ति श्रु॒धि श्रु॑त श्रु॒द्धेयं॑ ते वदामि
mayā sáḥ ánnam atti yó vipáśyati yáḥ prāṇáti yá īṃ śṛṇóty uktám | amántavo mā́ṃ tá upá kṣiyanti śrudhí śrúta śruddhéyaṃ te vadāmi ||
Through me he eats his food—who sees with insight, who breathes, who hears the word that is spoken. The witless, they dwell nigh unto me in dependence. Hear thou, O Hearer: what I speak to thee is meet to be heard and trusted.
Durch mich isst er seine Speise – wer mit Einsicht schaut, wer atmet, wer das gesprochene Wort hört. Die Unverständigen wohnen in Abhängigkeit nahe bei mir. Höre, o Hörer: Was ich dir sage, ist zu hören und zu glauben.
Rishi: Vāc/Brahmanic ‘aham’ persona (traditional attribution variable)
Devata: Vāc / Brahman (authoritative speech)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (to be confirmed in critical metrical analysis)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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