Sukta 16
तैस्त्वा॒ सर्वै॑र॒भि ष्या॑मि॒ पाशै॑रसावामुष्यायणामुष्याः पुत्र । तानु॑ ते॒ सर्वा॑ननु॒संदि॑शामि
táis tvā sárvair abhí ṣyā́mi pā́śair asā́v amuṣyā́yaṇāmuṣyā́ḥ putra | tā́n u te sárvān anusáṃdiśāmi
With all those nooses I encompass and bind thee—thou here, O son of such an one, of such a lineage. Those all, for thee, I now specify and appoint in order.
Par tous ces lacets je t’enserre et je te lie—toi ici, ô fils d’Un-tel, de telle lignée. Tous ceux-là, pour toi, je les énonce maintenant et les assigne dans l’ordre.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa-pāśa hymn complex)
Devata: Varuṇa (pāśa-holder) / Pāśas (fetters) as operative powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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