Atharva Veda 9.2.23 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 23
Sukta 2
ज्याया॑न् निमिष॒तोऽसि॒ तिष्ठ॑तो॒ ज्याया॑न्त्समु॒द्राद॑सि काम मन्यो । तत॒स्त्वम॑सि॒ ज्याया॑न् वि॒श्वहा॑ म॒हांस्तस्मै॑ ते काम॒ नम॒ इत् कृ॑णोमि
jyā́yān nimiṣatáḥ asi tíṣṭhato jyā́yān samudrā́d asi kā́ma manyó | tatás tvám asi jyā́yān viśváhā mahā́ṁs tásmai te kā́ma náma ít kṛṇomi
Greater art thou than the blinking one, greater than the standing one; greater art thou than the ocean, O Kāma, O Manyu. Therefrom art thou the greater, evermore the mighty: to thee, O Kāma, I do indeed make reverent homage.
Maior és tu do que o que pisca, maior do que o que está de pé; maior és tu do que o oceano, ó Kāma, ó Manyu. Daí tu és o maior, sempre o poderoso. A ti, ó Kāma, eu de fato faço reverente homenagem.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer attribution within Kāma-hymn complex (varies).
Devata: Kāma (with Manyu as allied/evoked force)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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