Mantra 20
Sukta 8
यो वै ते विद्यादरणी याभ्यां निर्मथ्यते वसु । स विद्वान् ज्येष्ठं मन्येत स विद्याद् ब्राह्मणं महत्
yó vái te vidyā́d áraṇī yā́bhyāṃ nirmáthyate vásu | sá vidvā́n jyéṣṭhaṃ manyeta sá vidyā́d brā́hmaṇaṃ mahát ||
Whoso in truth should know thy Aranis—those twain whereby the good treasure is churned forth—he, being a knower, should count himself the chief; he would know the mighty Brahman.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (uncertain specific name in this excerpt).
Devata: Agni / Brahman (implicit), Araṇī as sacral instruments.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like, with Atharvanic flexibility.
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