Sukta 2
या दुर्हार्दो युवतयो याश्चेह जरतीरपि । वर्चो न्वस्यै सं दत्ताथास्तं विपरेतन
yā́ duḥ-hā́rdo yuvatáyo yā́ś cehá jaratī́r ápi | várcó nv asyái saṃ dattā́thā́stáṃ víparetan
Ye young women of ill will, and ye old women also who are here—now give her lustre; then, homeward, depart ye hence.
Rishi: Ātharvaṇa tradition (bridal hymn complex).
Devata: Varcas (radiance) as invoked power; secondarily the social group addressed.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; domestic Atharvanic style).
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