Sukta 17
पुन॒र्वै दे॒वा अ॑ददुः॒ पुन॑र्मनु॒ष्या अददुः । राजा॑नः स॒त्यं गृ॑ह्णा॒ना ब्र॑ह्मजा॒यां पुन॑र्ददुः
púnaḥ váí devā́ adaduḥ púnar manuṣyā́ adaduḥ | rājā́naḥ satyáṃ gr̥hṇānā́ brahmajāyā́m púnar daduḥ
Back, verily, the Gods gave her; back men gave her. The kings, taking hold of truth, gave back again the Brahman’s wife.
സത്യമായി ദേവന്മാർ അവളെ വീണ്ടും തിരികെ നൽകി; മനുഷ്യരും വീണ്ടും തിരികെ നൽകി. രാജാക്കന്മാർ സത്യത്തെ പിടിച്ചു (സത്യത്തിൽ ഉറച്ച്) ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ ഭാര്യയെ വീണ്ടും തിരികെ നൽകി.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Satyá (Truth) as operative principle; Devas and kings as agents of restoration; Brahmajāyā as the protected focus.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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