Atharva Veda 13.3.24: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 24
Sukta 3
य आ॑त्म॒दा ब॑ल॒दा यस्य॒ विश्व॑ उ॒पास॑ते प्र॒शिषं॒ यस्य॑ दे॒वाः । यो॒३स्येशे॑ द्वि॒पदो॒ यश्चतु॑ष्पद॒स्तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
yá ātmadā́ baladā́ yásya víśva upā́sate praśíṣaṃ yásya devā́ḥ | yó ’syéśe dvipádo yáś cátuṣpadas tásya devásya | kruddhásyáitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||
He who bestoweth life, bestoweth strength—whose ordinance all serve, whose ordinance even the Gods obey; who is lord of the two-footed and the four-footed—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.
Celui qui donne l’ātman (souffle de vie), celui qui donne la force; dont l’ordonnance est servie par tous, dont l’ordonnance même les dieux observent; seigneur des bipèdes et des quadrupèdes — envers ce Dieu. Telle est la faute contre le Courroucé : quiconque, le sachant ainsi, blesse un brahmane savant. Fais-le trembler, ô Rohita ; consume-le ; pour le brahmajya (brahmajya — meurtre/outrage d’un brahmane), relâche sur lui les liens !
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution not provided here)
Devata: Sovereign deity (implicit), with Rohita as punitive executor
Chandas: Mixed/irregular; refrain-driven
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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