Mantra 1
Sukta 42
ब्रह्मयज्ञः। ब्रह्म होता ब्रह्म यज्ञा ब्रह्मणा स्वरवो मिताः । अध्वर्युर्ब्रह्मणो जातो ब्रह्मणोऽन्तर्हितं हविः
bráhma-yajñaḥ | bráhma hótā bráhma yajñā́ bráhmaṇā́ sváravo mitā́ḥ | adhvaryúr bráhmaṇo jātó bráhmaṇo ’ntárhitaṃ havíḥ
This is the Brahma-sacrifice. The Hotṛ is brahman; the sacrifices are brahman; by brahman are the tones duly measured. The Adhvaryu is born of brahman; within brahman the oblation is hidden.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late liturgical compilation; specific ṛṣi not explicit in the given citation)
Devata: Brahman (sacred speech) / Yajña (sacrifice personified)
Chandas: Mixed/late Atharvanic; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence (exact meter uncertain without full pada-count verification)
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