Atharva Veda 19.49.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 49, Mantra 4
Sukta 49
सिं॒हस्य॒ रात्र्यु॑श॒ती पीं॒षस्य॑ व्या॒घ्रस्य॑ द्वी॒पिनो॒ वर्च॒ आ द॑दे । अश्व॑स्य ब्र॒ध्नं पुरु॑षस्य मा॒युं पु॒रु रू॒पाणि॑ कृणुषे विभा॒ती
síṃhasya rā́try uśatī́ pī́ṃṣasya vyā́ghrasya dvīpíno várco ā́ dade | áśvasya bradhnáṃ púruṣasya māyúṃ púru rū́pāṇi kṛṇuṣe vibhātī́ ||
Night, kindly, takes unto herself the splendor of the lion, of the panther, of the tiger, of the spotted beast. The horse’s tawny brightness, the man’s loud might she takes: manifold forms thou fashionest, shining forth.
सिंहस्य रात्र्युशती पींषस्य व्याघ्रस्य द्वीपिनो वर्चः आदत्ते। अश्वस्य ब्रध्नं पुरुषस्य मायुम् आदत्ते; विभाती, पुरु रूपाणि कृणुषे।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Rātri
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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