Mantra 5
Sukta 133
श्लक्ष्णायां श्लक्ष्णिकायां श्लक्ष्णमेवाव गूहसि । न वै कुमारि तत्तथा यथा कुमारि मन्यसे
ślákṣṇāyā́ṃ ślákṣṇikāyā́ṃ ślákṣṇam evā́vā́ gūhasi | ná vaí kumāri tát tathā́ yáthā kumāri mányase
In the smooth, in the smooth-lined place, the smooth indeed thou hidest away within. Not verily, O maiden, is that so, as, O maiden, thou deemest.
Rishi: Anukta/late (AV 20 appendical material; often treated as khila-like)
Devata: Anukta (address to kumārī; pragmatic speech-act rather than deity-invocation)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (late, irregular)
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