Sukta 3
व्या॒घ्रं द॒त्वतां॑ व॒यं प्र॑थ॒मं ज॑म्भयामसि । आदु॑ ष्टे॒नमथो॒ अहिं॑ यातु॒धान॒मथो॒ वृक॑म्
vyāghráṃ datvatā́ṃ vayáṃ prathamáṃ jambhayāmasi | ā́d ú sténam átho ahíṃ yātudhā́nám átho vṛkám
The tiger, the toothed one, first of all do we force to gape; then also the thief, and the serpent, the yātudhāna, and likewise the wolf.
Tygrysa, zębatego, najpierw ze wszystkich zmuszamy do rozwarci; potem także złodzieja, i węża, czarownika, i wilka.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit in excerpt).
Devata: Adversarial beings (vyāghra, stena, ahi, yātudhāna, vṛka) as addressed objects of control.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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