Sukta 4
ये च जीवा ये च मृता ये जाता ये च यज्ञियाः । तेभ्यो घृतस्य कुल्यैऽतु मधुधारा व्युन्दती
yé ca jīvā́ yé ca mṛtā́ yé jātā́ yé ca yajñíyāḥ | tébhyo ghṛtásya kulyā̀ etu mádhu-dhārā vyundatī́
Whether living, whether dead, whether born, or worthy of the sacrifice,—to them let the channel of ghee go forth, a honey-stream, welling and outpoured.
Rishi: Pitṛ-oriented seer attribution typical of AV 18; varies by anukramaṇī
Devata: Pitṛs (collective), with ghṛta as offering-medium
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; AV funerary verses may show minor irregularities)
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