Atharva Veda 6.46.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 46, Mantra 2
Sukta 46
वि॒द्म ते॑ स्वप्न ज॒नित्रं॑ देवजामी॒नां पु॒त्रोऽसि य॒मस्य॒ कर॑णः । अन्त॑कोऽसि मृ॒त्युर॑सि। तं त्वा॑ स्वप्न॒ तथा॒ सं वि॑द्म॒ स नः॑ स्वप्न दु॒ष्वप्न्या॑त् पाहि
vidmá té svápna janítraṃ devajā́mīnām putró ’si yamásya káraṇaḥ | ántako ’si mṛtyúr ási | táṃ tvā svápna táthā sáṃ vidmá sá no svápna duḥsvápnyā́t pāhi
We know thy birth, O Dream: thou art the son of the divine kindred, the instrument of Yama. Thou art the Ender; thou art Death. Thus do we fully know thee, O Dream: do thou protect us from evil dreaming.
Znamy twoje narodziny, o Śnie: jesteś synem boskiego rodu, narzędziem Yamy. Jesteś Kończącym; jesteś Śmiercią. Tak w pełni cię znamy, o Śnie: chroń nas przed złymi snami.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input)
Devata: Svapna (as death-linked agent); Yama as overlord in the background
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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