Mantra 19
Sukta 3
अष्टधा युक्तो वहति वह्निरुग्रः पिता देवानां जनिता मतीनाम्। ऋतस्य तन्तुं मनसा मिमानः सर्वा दिशः पवते मातरिश्वा तस्य देवस्य । क्रुद्धस्यैतदागो य एवं विद्वांसं ब्राह्मणं जिनाति । उद् वेपय रोहित प्र क्षिणीहि ब्रह्मज्यस्य प्रति मुञ्च पाशान्
aṣṭadhā́ yuktó vahati váhnir ugráḥ pitā́ devā́nāṃ janitā́ matīnā́m | ṛtásya tántuṃ mánasā mimānáḥ sárvā díśaḥ pavate mātáriśvā tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||
Eightfold harnessed, the fierce Bearer bears: the Father of the Gods, begetter of our holy thoughts. Measuring with mind the thread of ṛta, Mātariśvan blows through all the quarters—of that God. This is the offence against the wrathful One: whoso thus a knowing Brahman wrongs. Up, make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: upon the Brahman-hurter loose back the nooses.
Rishi: Rohita/Āditya cycle attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rohita with Agni/Mātariśvan imagery (syncretic solar-fire-wind complex)
Chandas: Mixed; refrain-driven.
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