Mantra 25
Sukta 3
एकपाद् द्विपदो भूयो वि चक्रमे द्विपात् त्रिपादमभ्येऽति पश्चात्। चतुष्पाच्चक्रे द्विपदामभिस्वरे संपश्यन् पङ्क्तिमुपतिष्ठमानस्तस्य देवस्य । क्रुद्धस्यैतदागो य एवं विद्वांसं ब्राह्मणं जिनाति । उद् वेपय रोहित प्र क्षिणीहि ब्रह्मज्यस्य प्रति मुञ्च पाशान्
ékapād dvipádo bhū́yo ví cakrame dvipā́t trípādam abhy-èti paścā́t | cátuṣpāc cakre dvipádām abhisváre saṃpáśyan paṅktím upatíṣṭhamānas tásya devásya | kruddhásyáitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||
One-footed, he strode forth beyond the two-footed; two-footed, from behind he overtook the three-footed. Four-footed, he made the two-footed with directed cry, surveying the ordered line as he stood attendant—of that God. This is the offence against the wrathful One: whoso, thus knowing, injureth a learned Brahman. Up—make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: in requital loose forth the nooses upon the Brahma-hurter.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution not provided here)
Devata: A stride-capable sovereign deity (Viṣṇu-like in imagery), with Rohita as punitive agent
Chandas: Mixed/irregular; narrative + refrain
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