Sukta 3
वि॒द्मा श॒रस्य॑ पि॒तरं॑ मि॒त्रं श॒तवृ॑ष्ण्यम् । ते॑ना ते त॒न्वे॒३ शं क॑रं पृथि॒व्यां ते॑ नि॒षेच॑नं ब॒हिष्टे॑ अस्तु॒ बालिति॑
vidmá śarásya pitáraṁ mitráṁ śatá-vṛ́ṣṇyam | ténā te tanvé śáṁ-karaṁ pṛthivyā́ṁ te ni-ṣécanaṁ bahís-te astu bāl íti ||
We know the Father of Śara, Mitra, of hundredfold might. Therewith, for thy body, making welfare—upon the earth—let thine in-sprinkling be without thee: so (be it).
Kami mengetahui Bapa Śara, Mitra, yang berdaya seratus kali. Dengan itu, demi tubuhmu, kami mendatangkan sejahtera; di atas bumi, biarlah percikan/curahanmu keluar darimu—di luar (tubuhmu) adanya; ‘bāl’ demikianlah.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī for early AV hymns)
Devata: Mitra (as pacifier and establisher of concord/health); ancillary: Śara as a named protective power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant; with Atharvanic cadence)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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