Sukta 86
स॒मु॒द्र ई॑शे स्र॒वता॑म॒ग्निः पृ॑थि॒व्या व॒शी। च॒न्द्रमा॒ नक्ष॑त्राणामीशे॒ त्वमे॑कवृ॒षो भ॑व
samudrá ī́śe sravatā́m agníḥ pṛthivyā́ vaśī́ | candrámā nákṣatrāṇām ī́śe tvám ekavṛ́ṣo bhava
The Ocean is lord of all that floweth; Agni, masterful, is lord of Earth; the Moon is lord of the Stars: do thou become the single Bull, pre-eminent.
السَّمُدْرَا (المُحِيطُ) سَيِّدُ كُلِّ مَا يَجْرِي؛ أَغْنِي، ذُو السُّلْطَانِ، سَيِّدُ الأَرْضِ؛ وَتْشَنْدْرَا (القَمَرُ) سَيِّدُ النُّجُومِ: فَكُنْ أَنْتَ الثَّوْرَ الوَاحِدَ، الأَعْلَى المُتَفَوِّقَ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify via anukramaṇī)
Devata: Samudra; Agni; Candramas; and the empowered recipient
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scansion)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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