Mantra 2
Sukta 8
धाता रातिः सवितेदं जुषन्तामिन्द्रस्त्वष्टा प्रति हर्यन्तु मे वचः । हुवे देवीमदितिं शूरपुत्रां सजातानां मध्यमेष्ठा यथासानि
dhā́tā rātíḥ savité́daṃ juṣantām índras tváṣṭā práti haryantu me vácáḥ | huvè devī́m áditiṃ śū́raputrāṃ sajātā́nāṃ madhyaméṣṭhā yáthā́ sānī ||
Let Dhātṛ, Bounty, and Savitar take pleasure in this; let Indra and Tvaṣṭṛ approve my speech. I call on the goddess Aditi, the hero’s daughter, that among my co-born peers I may stand in the middle—pre-eminent.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (status/realm hymn cycle)
Devata: Dhātṛ, Rāti, Savitar; Indra, Tvaṣṭṛ; Aditi
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like (probable; extended pādas)
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