Atharva Veda 6.122.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 122, Mantra 2
Sukta 122
त॒तं तन्तु॒मन्वेके॑ तरन्ति॒ येषां॑ द॒त्तं पित्र्य॒माय॑नेन । अ॒ब॒न्ध्वेके॒ दद॑तः प्र॒यच्छ॑न्तो॒ दातुं॒ चेच्छिक्षा॒न्त्स स्व॒र्ग ए॒व
tatáṃ tántum ánv éke taranti yéṣāṃ dattáṃ pitryám ā́yanena | abandhv éke dadátaḥ práyacchanto dātúṃ céc chikṣā́nt sá svargá evá
Along the stretched thread some cross—those for whom, by the Fathers’ course, the gift is given. Others, though kinless, giving and bestowing—if they would learn to give, for them is heaven indeed.
Pelo fio estendido atravessam alguns — aqueles a quem, pelo caminho dos Pais, é concedida a dádiva. Outros, mesmo sem parentesco, dando e repartindo — se quiserem aprender a dar, para eles há, de fato, o céu (svarga).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)
Devata: Pitṛs (Fathers) and the principle of dāna leading to svarga
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like prose-verse blend (requires full hymn scansion)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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