Atharva Veda 19.49.7: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 49, Mantra 7
Sukta 49
शम्या॑ ह॒ नाम॑ दधि॒षे मम॒ दिप्स॑न्ति॒ ये धना॑ । रात्री॒हि तान॑सुत॒पा यस्ते॒नो न वि॒द्यते॒ यत् पुन॒र्न वि॒द्यते॑
śamyā́ ha nā́ma dadhíṣe máma dípsanti yé dhánāḥ | rā́trī́hi tā́n asutapā́ yás ténó ná vidyáte yát púnar ná vidyáté ||
O Night—Peaceful One by name thou wearest thy name: they who would seize my goods. Come hither, O self-heating One; those—let that thief be not found, yea, let him not be found again.
शम्या ह नाम दधिषे मम दिप्सन्ति ये धनाः। रात्रीहि तानसुतपा यस्तेनो न विद्यते यत् पुनर्न न विद्यते॥
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic (Rātrī-hymn complex; seer attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Rātrī (Night), as guardian and confounder of thieves
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV style)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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