Sukta 127
उष्ट्रा॒ यस्य॑ प्रवा॒हणो॑ व॒धूम॑न्तो द्वि॒र्दश॑ । व॒र्ष्मा रथ॑स्य॒ नि जि॑हीडते दि॒व ई॒षमा॑णा उप॒स्पृशः॑
uṣṭrā́ yásya pravāháṇo vadhū́manto dvírdaśa | varṣmā́ ráthasya ní jihīḍate divá ī́ṣamāṇā́ upaspṛ́śaḥ ||
Camels are his forward-bearing team, with brides in train, twice ten in number. The chariot’s lofty frame is set firm; heavenward they strain, drawing near to touch.
Kamele sind sein vorwärts tragendes Gespann, mit Bräuten im Zug, zweimal zehn an der Zahl. Das hohe Gestell des Wagens ist fest gefügt; himmelwärts streben sie, herannahend, um zu berühren.
Rishi: Uncertain (khila/RV-style attribution not fixed here).
Devata: Implicitly the praised patron/wealth; secondarily Nārāśaṃsa as laud-power across the hymn.
Chandas: RV-style meter, likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī mixture; requires full syllable audit.
Primary: shringara
Secondary: adbhuta
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