Mantra 6
Sukta 12
स उत् तिष्ठ प्रेहि प्र द्रव रथः सुचक्रः सुपविः सुनाभिः। प्रति तिष्ठोर्ध्वः
sá út tíṣṭha préhi prá drava ráthaḥ sucakráḥ supavíḥ sunā́bhiḥ | práti tiṣṭhordhváḥ ||
Rise up; go forth; speed onward—like a chariot well-wheeled, well-rimmed, well-naved. Stand back again, upright.
Rishi: R̥bhu(s) (craft/repair motif aligns with R̥bhu paradigm)
Devata: Rohiṇī/Oṣadhi in hymn context; here the ‘ratha’ simile functions as operative imagery
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (as transmitted; often treated within the hymn’s metrical frame)
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