Atharva Veda 4.16.7 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 7
Sukta 16
श॒तेन॒ पाशै॑र॒भि धे॑हि वरुणैनं॒ मा ते॑ मोच्यनृत॒वाङ् नृ॑चक्षः । आस्तां जा॒ल्म उ॒दरं॑ श्रंसयि॒त्वा कोश॑ इवाब॒न्धः प॑रिकृ॒त्यमा॑नः
śaténa pā́śair abhí dhehi varuṇainaṃ mā́ te móci anṛtavā́ṅ nṛcákṣaḥ | ā́stāṃ jālmá udáraṃ śraṃsayitvā́ kośá ivā́bandhaḥ parikṛ́tyamānaḥ ||
With a hundred nooses bind thou him about, O Varuṇa; let not the untruth-speaking man be loosed from thee, O Seer of men. Let the knave abide—his belly made to sag—like an unbound pouch, being cut and trimmed about.
हे वरुणा! शंभर पाशांनी याला सर्व बाजूंनी बांध; हे नृचक्षस् (मनुष्यांचा द्रष्टा), असत्यवाणी माणूस तुझ्यापासून सुटू नये. तो दुष्ट—पोट लोंबकळवून—मोकळ्या पिशवीसारखा, चोहोबाजूंनी कापून-छाटून टाकल्यासारखा, तसाच पडून राहो.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)
Devata: Varuṇa (nṛcákṣas; binder and punisher)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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