Atharva Veda 7.16.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 1
Sukta 16
सविता बृह॑स्पते॒ सवि॑तर्व॒र्धयै॑नं ज्यो॒तयै॑नं मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय । संशि॑तं चित् संत॒रं सं शि॑शाधि॒ विश्व॑ एन॒मनु॑ मदन्तु दे॒वाः
savítā bṛ́haspate savítar vardháyainaṃ jyótayainaṃ mahaté sáubhagāya | saṃśitáṃ cit saṃtaráṃ sáṃ śiśādhi víśva enám ánu madantu devā́ḥ
Savitar, O Bṛhaspati—O Savitar—do thou increase this man, illumine him unto great good fortune. Even though well-whetted, well-overpassing, do thou wholly set him to success: let all the Gods rejoice in him and follow with their favour.
Savitar, o Bṛhaspati — o Savitar — mehre diesen Menschen, erleuchte ihn zu großem Glück. Auch wenn er geschärft ist und alles überragt, richte ihn ganz auf Gelingen aus; alle Götter sollen sich an ihm freuen und ihm mit ihrer Gunst folgen.
Rishi: Atharvanic compiler tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution not given in the input; commonly assigned by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Savitar and Bṛhaspati; ‘All the Gods’ as confirming assembly
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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