Sukta 3
अ॒ष्ट॒धा यु॒क्तो व॑हति॒ वह्नि॑रु॒ग्रः पि॒ता दे॒वानां॑ जनि॒ता म॑ती॒नाम्। ऋ॒तस्य॒ तन्तुं॒ मन॑सा मि॒मानः॒ सर्वा॒ दिशः॑ पवते मात॒रिश्वा॒ तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
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.
八重に轡を具えたる猛き担い手は運ぶ。神々の父、聖なる思惟の生みの親。心にてṛta(宇宙の正理)の糸を量りつつ、Mātariśvan(風・火の使)はあらゆる方角へ吹きわたる――その神の。これは憤れる者への罪過なり:かく知れるバラモンを害する者は。起て、彼を震えさせよ、ローヒタよ;衰えさせよ;梵を害する者に縄目を返して解き放て。
Rishi: Rohita/Āditya cycle attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rohita with Agni/Mātariśvan imagery (syncretic solar-fire-wind complex)
Chandas: Mixed; refrain-driven.
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta
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