Atharva Veda 6.70.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 70, Mantra 3
Sukta 70
यथा॑ प्र॒धिर्यथो॑प॒धिर्यथा॒ नभ्यं॑ प्र॒धावधि॑ । यथा॑ पुं॒सो वृ॑षण्य॒त स्त्रि॒यां नि॑ह॒न्यते॒ मनः॑ । ए॒वा ते॑ अघ्न्ये॒ मनोऽधि॑ व॒त्से नि ह॑न्यताम्
yáthā pradhír yáthopadhír yáthā nábhyaṃ pradhā́v ádhi | yáthā púṃso vṛṣaṇyát striyā́ṃ ní-hanyate mánaḥ | evā́ te aghnye máno ’dhí vatsé ní hanyatām ||
As rim and tire, as the nave is set fast upon the felly; as the mind of a man in heat is fastened upon a woman—so, O Aghnyā, let thy mind be fastened upon thy calf.
जैसे गाड़ी के चक्के में सब कुछ जुड़ा होता है, टायर, रिम, सब। जैसे आदमी का दिल औरत पर लगा होता है। वैसे ही, गाय, तुम्हारा मन अपने बच्चे पर लगा रहे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Aghnyā / binding-force (bandhana) applied to manas
Chandas: Atharvanic refrain-structure; Anuṣṭubh-like cadence
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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