Atharva Veda 4.4.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 4
अ॒पां रसः॑ प्रथम॒जोऽथो॒ वन॒स्पती॑नाम्। उ॒त सोम॑स्य॒ भ्राता॑स्यु॒तार्शम॑सि॒ वृष्ण्य॑म्
apā́m ráso prathamajó ’thó vanaspátīnām | utá sómasya bhrā́tā́sy utā́rśam ási vṛ́ṣṇyam ||
Thou art the Waters’ sap, first-born; yea, the very essence of the lordly Plants. Moreover thou art Soma’s brother; moreover thou art the virile, the bull-like might.
Du bist der Saft der Wasser, der Erstgeborene; ja, das eigentliche Wesen der herrischen Pflanzen. Auch bist du Somas Bruder; auch bist du die männliche, stierhafte Kraft, die vṛṣṇyā-Macht.
Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa (hymn-cycle attribution typical for AV 4th kāṇḍa charms)
Devata: Vanaspati/Osadhi-rasa (plant-essence), with Soma as paradigmatic correlate
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant charm-meter; pāda-structure consistent with AV usage)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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