Sukta 48
ऋ॒भुर॑सि॒ जग॑च्छन्दा॒ अनु॒ त्वा र॑भे । स्व॒स्ति मा॒ सं व॑हा॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्यो॒दृचि॒ स्वाहा॑
ṛbhúr asi jágat-chándā ánu tvā rabhe | svastí mā sáṃ vahāsy yajñásyodṛ́ci svā́hā
Thou art R̥bhu, with Jagatī for thy metre: in accordance therewith I lay hold of thee. In safety bear me wholly to the sacrifice’s farthest reach—svāhā!
Du bist Ṛbhu; dein Versmaß ist Jagatī: ihm gemäß ergreife ich dich. Trage mich in Heil und Unversehrtheit ganz bis zur fernsten Reichweite des Opfers — svāhā!
Rishi: Not specified in excerpt
Devata: R̥bhu; Chandas (Jagatī)
Chandas: Jagatī (explicit)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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