Atharva Veda 4.21.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 4
Sukta 21
न ता अर्वा॑ रे॒णुक॑काटोऽश्नुते॒ न सं॑स्कृत॒त्रमुप॑ यन्ति॒ ता अ॒भि। उ॒रु॒गा॒यमभ॑यं॒ तस्य॒ ता अनु॒ गावो॒ मर्त॑स्य॒ वि च॑रन्ति॒ यज्व॑नः
ná tā́ arvā́ reṇukakā́ṭo 'śnute ná saṃskṛtatrám úpa yanti tā́ abhí | urugāyám abháyaṃ tásya tā́ ánu gā́vo mártasya ví caranti yájvanaḥ
No horse—Reṇukakāṭa—overtakes them; no well-laid snare comes up against them. Under the Wide-going One’s fearlessness, after him, the cows of the mortal sacrificer range abroad unhindered.
Ningún caballo — Reṇukakāṭa — las alcanza; ninguna trampa bien dispuesta se les viene encima. Bajo la intrepidez del de Amplio-Andar, tras él, las vacas del sacrificante mortal vagan libres, sin estorbo.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra (Urugāya) as protector
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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