Mantra 8
Sukta 16
यः समाम्यो३वरुणो यो व्याम्यो३यः संदेश्यो३वरुणो यो विदेश्यः । यो दैवो वरुणो यश्च मानुषः
yáḥ samāmyò váruṇo yó vyāmyò yáḥ saṃdeśyò váruṇo yó videśyáḥ | yó daivó váruṇo yáś ca mānúṣaḥ
What Varuṇa is of our own bounds, what Varuṇa is of the outer bounds; what Varuṇa is pointed out by report, what Varuṇa is of foreign land—what Varuṇa is divine, and what is human:
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-family associated with Varuṇa-pāśa formulas)
Devata: Varuṇa (as pāśa-holder; also ‘human/divine’ agency of constraint)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant Atharvanic narrative-catalogue cadence)
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