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Sukta 7
अ॒श्व॒त्थो द॒र्भो वी॒रुधां॒ सोमो॒ राजा॒मृतं॑ ह॒विः । व्री॒हिर्यव॑श्च भेष॒जौ दि॒वस्पु॒त्रावम॑र्त्यौ
aśvatthó darbho vīrúdʰā́ṃ sómo rā́jā́mṛ́taṃ havíḥ | vrīhír yávaś ca bheṣajáu divás-putrā́v amártyau
The Aśvattha, the Darbha, Soma the King of plants—ambrosia as oblation: and Rice with Barley, a pair of remedies, Heaven’s sons, immortal.
Aśvattha, Darbha, Soma, der König der Pflanzen; Amṛta als Opfergabe. Reis und Gerste sind zwei Heilmittel, Söhne des Himmels, unsterblich.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 8.7).
Devata: Auṣadhayaḥ (Medicinal Plants) with Soma as sovereign healing power.
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence in this section (metrical exactness varies in AV).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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