Atharva Veda 20.47.14: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 47, Mantra 14
Sukta 47
अप॒ त्ये ता॒यवो॑ यथा॒ नक्ष॑त्रा यन्त्य॒क्तुभिः॑ । सूरा॑य वि॒श्वच॑क्षसे
ápa tyé tāyávo yáthā nákṣatrā yanti aktúbhiḥ | sū́rāya viśvá-cakṣase ||
Away, like thieves, as stars depart with the nights, (let them vanish) before the Sun, the All-seeing.
भगाए इन चोरों को, जैसे तारे रात के साथ चले जाते हैं। सूर्य सबको देख सकता है, उसके आगे यह सब दूर हो जाएँ।
Rishi: RV-derived solar attribution (AV 20 compilation)
Devata: Sūrya (Viśvacakṣas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type (to be verified per edition)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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