Atharva Veda 13.3.10: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 10
Sukta 3
यत् ते॑ च॒न्द्रं क॑श्यप रोच॒नाव॒द् यत् सं॑हि॒तं पु॑ष्क॒लं चि॒त्रभा॑नु। यस्मि॒न्त्सूर्या॒ आर्पि॑ताः स॒प्त सा॒कं तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
yát te candráṃ kaśyapa rocanā́vat yát sáṃhitaṃ púṣkalaṃ citrábhānu | yásmin sū́ryā ā́rpitāḥ saptá sā́kaṃ tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān
That moon of thine, O Kaśyapa, radiant; that well-compacted, abundant, bright-flamed (orb), wherein the seven suns are set together—of that God. This is the offence against that wrathful God, whoso thus wrongs a knowing Brahmin. Make him quake, O Rohita; waste him away; against the Brahmin-hurter loose back the nooses.
汝のその月よ、カश्यパ（Kaśyapa）よ、光り輝くもの。よく緊密に結ばれ、豊かに満ち、焔のごとく彩りあるその体、その中に七つの太陽がともに据え置かれている——その神のものである。かく知者たるブラーフマナを害する者は、その憤れる神に対する罪を負う。ローヒタ（Rohita）よ、彼を震えさせよ、衰えさせよ。ブラフマンを害する者に向けて、この縛めの縄を解き放て。
Rishi: Kaśyapa is addressed; seer attribution requires anukramaṇī confirmation.
Devata: Kaśyapa-associated luminary/cosmic regulator; Rohita addressed as punitive agent.
Chandas: To be confirmed by scan.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: raudra
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