Atharva Veda 13.3.25: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 25

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एक॑पा॒द् द्विप॑दो॒ भूयो॒ वि च॑क्रमे॒ द्विपा॒त् त्रिपा॑दम॒भ्येऽति प॒श्चात्। चतु॑ष्पाच्चक्रे॒ द्विप॑दामभिस्व॒रे सं॒पश्य॑न् प॒ङ्क्तिमु॑प॒तिष्ठमान॒स्तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 13.3.25

IAST Transliteration

ékapād dvipádo bhū́yo ví cakrame dvipā́t trípādam abhy-èti paścā́t | cátuṣpāc cakre dvipádām abhisváre saṃpáśyan paṅktím upatíṣṭhamānas tásya devásya | kruddhásyáitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

One-footed, he strode forth beyond the two-footed; two-footed, from behind he overtook the three-footed. Four-footed, he made the two-footed with directed cry, surveying the ordered line as he stood attendant—of that God. This is the offence against the wrathful One: whoso, thus knowing, injureth a learned Brahman. Up—make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: in requital loose forth the nooses upon the Brahma-hurter.

Translation

一足の者は二足の者を越えて踏み出し、二足の者は後ろから三足の者に追いつく。四足の者は定められた叫びによって二足の者を呼び集め、整然たる列を見渡しつつ侍立する――その神に対して、これは憤れる者への罪である。かく知りつつ、ブラフマン（brahman）に通じた学識あるバラモン（brāhmaṇa）を害する者は。ローヒタ（Rohita）よ、彼を震え上がらせよ、衰えさせよ。梵殺（brahmajya）の罪に対し、その縛めの縄を解き、返して彼に掛けよ。

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Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution not provided here)

Devata: A stride-capable sovereign deity (Viṣṇu-like in imagery), with Rohita as punitive agent

Chandas: Mixed/irregular; narrative + refrain

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: raudra