Atharva Veda 8.3.11: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 11
Sukta 3
त्रिर्या॑तु॒धानः॒ प्रसि॑तिं त एत्वृ॒तं यो अ॑ग्ने॒ अनृ॑तेन॒ हन्ति॑ । तम॒र्चिषा॑ स्फू॒र्जय॑न् जातवेदः सम॒क्षमे॑नं गृण॒ते नि यु॑ङ्ग्धि
trír yātudhā́naḥ prásitiṃ ta etv ṛtáṃ yó agne ánṛtena hánti | tám arcíṣā sphū́rjayan jātavedo samákṣam enaṃ gṛṇaté ní yuṅgdhi ||
Thrice let the Yātudhāna pass into thy noose, he who, O Agni, smiteth ṛta with untruth. Him, flashing with thy flame, O Jātavedas, bind down in open sight, for the singer who extolleth thee.
अग्नि, जो लोग झूठ बोलके सच को मारते हैं, उनको तीन बार तुम्हारे फाँदे में आने दो। जातवेदस, तुम अपनी आग से चमक के उनको सबके सामने बाँध दो। जो लोग तुम्हारी तारीफ करते हैं, उनके लिए यह करो।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa tradition (Anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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