Sukta 16
ये ते॒ पाशा॑ वरुण स॒प्तस॑प्त त्रे॒धा तिष्ठ॑न्ति॒ विषि॑ता॒ रुश॑न्तः । छि॒नन्तु॒ सर्वे॒ अनृ॑तं॒ वद॑न्तं॒ यः स॑त्यवा॒द्यति॒ तं सृ॑जन्तु
yé te pā́śā varuṇa saptá-sapta tredhā́ tíṣṭhanti víṣitā rúśantaḥ | chinántu sárve anṛ́taṃ vádantaṃ yáḥ satyavā́dyati táṃ sṛ́jantu ||
Those nooses of thine, O Varuṇa—seven and seven—threefold they stand, sent forth, and gleaming. Let them all cut down the speaker of untruth; but him who speaketh truth, let them release.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)
Devata: Varuṇa; his pāśāḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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