Atharva Veda 20.133.3: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 14, Sukta 133, Mantra 3
Sukta 133
निगृ॑ह्य॒ कर्ण॑कौ॒ द्वौ निरा॑यच्छसि॒ मध्य॑मे । न वै॑ कुमारि॒ तत्तथा॒ यथा॑ कुमारि॒ मन्य॑से
nigṛ́hya kárṇakau dváu nirā́yacchasi mádhyame | ná vaí kumāri tát tathā́ yáthā kumāri mányase
Holding down the two ‘little ears’, thou stretchest them forth in the middle. Not truly, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou imaginest.
दो छोटे कान दबा के तुम उन्हे बीच में खींच रही हो। लेकिन बेटा, ऐसा नहीं है जैसे तुम सोच रही हो। तुम जो समझ रही हो, वैसा कुछ नहीं है।
Rishi: Uncertain.
Devata: None explicit; pragmatic address.
Chandas: Uncertain (khila; near-anuṣṭubh).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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