Atharva Veda 4.16.3 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 3
Sukta 16
उ॒तेयं भूमि॒र्वरु॑णस्य॒ राज्ञ॑ उ॒तासौ द्यौर्बृ॑ह॒ती दू॒रेअ॑न्ता । उ॒तो स॑मु॒द्रौ वरु॑णस्य कु॒क्षी उ॒तास्मिन्नल्प॑ उद॒के निली॑नः
utéyáṃ bhū́mir váruṇasya rā́jña utā́sau dyáur bṛhatī́ dūré-antā́ | utó u samudráu váruṇasya kukṣī́ utā́smínn álpe udaké nilī́naḥ ||
And this Earth is of Varuṇa the King; and yonder Heaven, the mighty, whose bounds are far away. And the two Oceans are Varuṇa’s bellies; and in this scant water also he lieth hidden.
उतेयं भूमिर्वरुणस्य राज्ञः, उतासौ द्यौर्बृहती दूरेऽन्ता। उतो समुद्रौ वरुणस्य कूक्षी, उतास्मिन्नल्प उदके निलीनः॥
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Varuṇa; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Varuṇa (as king, lord of waters and ṛta)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (predominant cadence; to be verified by pada count in recensional analysis)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: bhayankara
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