Atharva Veda 5.11.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 4
Sukta 11
न त्वद॒न्यः क॒वित॑रो॒ न मे॒धया॒ धीर॑तरो वरुण स्वधावन्। त्वं ता विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि वेत्थ॒ स चि॒न्नु त्वज्जनो॑ मा॒यी बि॑भाय
ná tvád anyáḥ kavítaro ná medháyā dhī́rataro varuṇa svadhāvan | tváṃ tā́ víśvā bhúvanāni véttha sá cid nú tváj-jano māyī́ bibhāya ||
None other than thee is more a seer, nor by intelligence more steadfast, O Varuṇa, rich in native might. Thou knowest all those worlds; and even the man of thine, a worker of illusion, is afraid.
സ്വധാവൻ വരുണാ! നിന്നെക്കാൾ വലിയ കവി (ദർശകൻ) മറ്റാരുമില്ല; ബുദ്ധിയാൽ നിന്നെക്കാൾ ധീരനും സ്ഥിരനും മറ്റാരുമില്ല. നീ ആ എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളെയും അറിയുന്നു; നിന്റെ സ്വന്തം മനുഷ്യൻ—മായാകാരൻ, വഞ്ചകൻ—പോലും നിന്നെ ഭയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within Varuṇa-hymn strata to an Atharvanic seer (exact assignment varies in anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted; metrical exactness may vary with Atharvanic text-forms).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: bhayankara
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