Mantra 1
Sukta 26
पशुसंवर्धनम्। एह यन्तु पशवो ये परेयुर्वायुर्येषां सहचारं जुजोष । त्वष्टा येषां रूपधेयानि वेदास्मिन् तान् गोष्ठे सविता नि यछतु
éha yántu paśávo yé paréyur vāyúr yéṣāṃ sahacārám jujóṣa | tváṣṭā yéṣāṃ rūpadhéyāni véda asmín tā́n góṣṭhe savitā́ ní yacchatu ||
Hither let the cattle come—those that have wandered forth—whose fellow-traveller the Wind hath welcomed as companion. Whose forms and proper marks Tvaṣṭṛ knoweth: those, in this cowshed, let Savitar set fast and hold in place.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn)
Devata: Paśavaḥ (the cattle) with invoked agencies: Vāyu, Tvaṣṭṛ, Savitar
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed meter; to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used)
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