Sukta 17
तस्य॒ व्रात्य॑स्य । यदा॑दि॒त्यम॑भिसंवि॒शन्त्य॑मावा॒स्यां चै॒व तत् पौ॑र्णमा॒सीं च॑
tásya vrā́tyasya | yadā́dityám abhi-saṃviśánty amāvāsyā́ṃ caivá tát paurṇamāsī́ṃ ca
Of that Vrātya: when they enter into the Sun—then that is, in very truth, both the New-moon and the Full-moon.
Von jenem Vrātya: wenn sie in die Sonne eingehen—dann ist dies wahrlich sowohl Neumond als auch Vollmond.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous
Devata: Āditya (Sun); Amāvāsyā and Paurṇamāsī as temporal deities; Vrātya as encompassing principle
Chandas: Prose/irregular Atharvanic style
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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