Atharva Veda 9.3.3: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 3
Sukta 3
आ य॑याम॒ सं ब॑बर्ह ग्र॒न्थींश्च॑कार ते दृ॒ढान्। परूं॑षि वि॒द्वांछस्ते॒वेन्द्रे॑ण॒ वि चृ॑तामसि
ā́ ayāma sám babarha gránthīṃś cakāra te dṛḍhā́n | parū́ṃṣi vidvā́ṃ chástéva índreṇa ví cṛtāmasi
Hither we come: he hath bound fast, he hath made for thee firm knots. Thy joints, as one that knoweth, as with an axe,—with Indra—do we cut apart.
Ici nous venons : il a serré, il t’a fait des nœuds solides. Tes articulations — comme celui qui sait —, comme avec une hache, avec Indra, nous les tranchons et les séparons.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa attribution (Anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Indra (instrumental ally) and the house-joints/knots as operative targets
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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