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Sukta 5.40
यत्त्वा सूर्य स्वर्भानुस्तमसाविध्यदासुरः । अक्षेत्रविद्यथा मुग्धो भुवनान्यदीधयुः ॥
yát tvā sū́rya svàr-bhānus támasā́vidhyad āsuráḥ | ákṣetravid yáthā múgdho bhúvanāny adīdhayuḥ ||
Als der asurische Svarbhānu dich, o Sūrya, mit Finsternis traf, gerieten die Welten in Verwirrung, wie einer, der das Feld nicht kennt, den Weg verliert und die rechten Lichter nicht zu ordnen vermag.
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