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Sukta 2
स उद॑तिष्ठ॒त् स दक्षि॑णां॒ दिश॒मनु॒ व्यऽचलत्
sá úd atiṣṭhat sá dakṣiṇā́ṁ díśam ánu ví 'acalat
He arose; he moved forth, following along the southern quarter.
Er erhob sich; er zog voran, der südlichen Himmelsgegend folgend.
Rishi: Vratya-corpus attribution (variable).
Devata: Directional order (Dakṣiṇā diś) and the empowered subject (ritual protagonist).
Chandas: Short narrative segment; not strictly metrical.
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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