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Atharvaveda 18.3.66

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 18.3.66

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Sanskrit

18.3.66

nā́ke suparṇám úpa yát pátantaṃ hrdā́ vénanto abhyácakṣata tvā |
híraṇyapakṣaṃ váruṇasya dūtáṃ yamásya yónau śakunáṃ bhuranyúm ||66||

As, longing with the heart, they looked upon thee, flying up* [as] an eagle in the firmament (nā́ka), golden-winged messenger of Varuṇa, busy (bhuraṇyú) bird (çakuná) in the lair of Yama.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

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