Atharva Veda 3.29.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 7
Sukta 29
क इ॒दं कस्मा॑ अदा॒त् कामः॒ कामा॑यादात्। कामो॑ दा॒ता कामः॑ प्रतिग्रही॒ता कामः॑ समु॒द्रमा वि॑वेश । कामे॑न त्वा॒ प्रति॑ गृह्णामि॒ कामै॒तत् ते॑
ká idáṃ kásmai adā́t kāmáḥ kā́māyādāt | kāmó dātā́ kāmáḥ pratigrahītā́ kāmáḥ samudrám ā́ viveśa | kāména tvā práti gṛhṇāmi kāmá etát te ||
Who gave this, and unto whom was it given? Desire gave it, for Desire’s own fulfilment. Desire is the giver, Desire the receiver; Desire hath entered into the Ocean. With Desire I accept thee: O Desire, this is for thee.
यह चीज़ किसने दी, और किसने ली? इच्छा ने दी, अपनी इच्छा पूरी करने के लिए। इच्छा देने वाला है, इच्छा लेने वाला है। इच्छा समुंदर में घुस गई है। मैं तुम्हे इच्छा के साथ अपना लेता हूँ। इच्छा, यह तुम्हारे लिए है।
Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for 3.29.
Devata: Kāma (Desire) explicitly; Samudra as cosmological image.
Chandas: Mixed prose-like cadence within Anuṣṭubh frame; final pāda functions as performative formula.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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