Atharva Veda 4.11.12: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 12
Sukta 11
दु॒हे सा॒यं दु॒हे प्रा॒तर्दु॒हे म॒ध्यंदि॑नं॒ परि॑ । दोहा॒ ये अ॑स्य सं॒यन्ति॒ ता॑न् वि॒द्मानु॑पदस्वतः
duhé sāyáṃ duhé prātár duhé madhyáṃdinaṃ pári | dohā́ yé asya saṃyánti tā́n vidmá anupáda-svataḥ
It yieldeth milk at eve; it yieldeth milk at morn; it yieldeth milk about the midday. The milkings that are held in check thereof—those we know, in ordered step and sequence.
إنه يدرّ اللبن عند المساء؛ ويدرّ اللبن عند الصباح؛ ويدرّ اللبن حول منتصف النهار. وأمّا الحلبات التي تُكفّ عنه وتُضبط—فنحن نعرفها، خطوةً خطوةً، على ترتيبٍ وتعاقب.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (as per the surrounding Vrātya material)
Devata: Implicitly Prajāpati / the rite’s productive power (doh metaphor)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (ritual verse with repeated cadence)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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