Sukta 11
मध्यमेतदनडुहो यत्रैष वह आहितः । एतावदस्य प्राचीनं यावान् प्रत्यङ् समाहितः
mádhyam etád anaḍúho yátraiṣá váha ā́hitaḥ | etā́vad asya prācī́naṃ yā́vān pratyáṅ samā́hitaḥ ||
This is the middle of the draught-ox, wherein this bearing-power is set. So far is his fore-part, as far as, backward, it is gathered and contained.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous
Devata: Anaduh / Vaha (personified draught-power)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; AV often permits irregularities)
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