Sukta 18
उत्त॑रा॒हमु॑त्तर॒ उत्त॒रेदुत्त॑राभ्यः । अ॒धः स॒पत्नी॒ या ममाध॑रा॒ साध॑राभ्यः
uttárā́hám uttará uttáred úttarābhyaḥ | adháḥ sapatnī́ yā́ mamā́dharā́ sā́dharābhyaḥ
Higher am I, higher; may I rise above the higher. Below be the rival-wife—she who is lower than I—below, among the lowly.
أنا أعلى، أعلى؛ فليكن صعودي فوق العُليا. ولتكن الزوجةُ الضَّرَّةُ في الأسفل—هي الأدنى مني—في الأسفل، بين الوضيعين.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (varies).
Devata: Mantra as operative force; social hierarchy as the field of action
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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