Mantra 9
Sukta 8
तिर्यग्बिलश्चमस ऊर्ध्वबुध्नस्तस्मिन् यशो निहितं विश्वरूपम्। तदासत ऋषयः सप्त साकं ये अस्य गोपा महतो बभूवुः
tiryágbilaś camasá ūrdhvábudhnás tásmin yáśo níhitaṃ viśvárūpam | tád āsata ŕ̥ṣayaḥ saptá sā́kaṃ yé asyá gopā́ maháto babhūvúḥ ||
A cup with sideward opening, with bottom set aloft: therein is glory laid away, of universal form. There sat the Seven Seers together, who became the guardians of this Great One.
Ein Becher mit seitlicher Öffnung, dessen Boden nach oben steht: darin ist Herrlichkeit niedergelegt, von allumfassender Gestalt. Dort saßen die Sieben Ṛṣi beisammen, die zu Hütern dieses Großen wurden.
Rishi: Skambha-speculative tradition (variable attribution in hymn indices)
Devata: Skambha / Viśvarūpa (the universal-formed principle); also Saptarṣi as subsidiary figures
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed/irregular within the sukta)
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