Sukta 14
प्र॒तीच्यां॑ दि॒शि भ॒सद॒मस्य धेह्युत्त॑रस्यां दि॒श्युत्त॑रं धेहि पा॒र्श्वम्। ऊ॒र्ध्वायां॑ दि॒श्य॑१जस्यानू॑कं धेहि दि॒शि ध्रु॒वायां॑ धेहि पाज॒स्यऽम॒न्तरि॑क्षे मध्य॒तो मध्य॑मस्य
pratī́cyāṃ diśí bhasadám asyá dhehy ùttarasyāṃ diśy ùttaráṃ dhehi pārśvám | ūrdhvā́yāṃ diśy àjasyānū́kaṃ dhehi diśí dhrúvāyāṃ dhehi pājásyàntárikṣe madhyatáḥ mádhyam asyá
In the western quarter set thou the rump of this; in the northern quarter set thou the northern portion—set the flank. In the upward quarter set thou the goat’s back-bone; in the steadfast quarter set thou the vigorous part; in mid-air, from the middle, set thou its middle.
In der westlichen Himmelsrichtung setze das Hinterteil hiervon; in der nördlichen Himmelsrichtung setze den nördlichen Teil—setze die Flanke. In der oberen Himmelsrichtung setze das Rückgrat des Bockes; in der festen, unbeweglichen Richtung setze den kräftigen Teil; im Luftraum, aus der Mitte heraus, setze seine Mitte.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this cluster)
Devata: Diśaḥ (Directions) / ritual body as empowered construct
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (prose-like operational cadence; not a strict RV-style stanza)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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