Sukta 5
प्रो॒ष्ठे॒श॒यास्त॑ल्पेश॒या नारी॒र्या व॑ह्य॒शीव॑रीः । स्त्रियो॒ याः पुण्य॑गन्धय॒स्ताः सर्वाः॑ स्वापयामसि
próṣṭhe-śayā́s tálpe-śayā́ nā́rīr yā́ vahy-aśī́varīḥ | stríyo yā́ḥ púṇya-gándhayas tā́ḥ sárvāḥ svāpayāmasi
Women who lie upon the outer couch, women who lie upon the bed—those who are borne abroad and stirring; women who are sweet with auspicious perfume—all these, every one, we lull to sleep.
A las mujeres que yacen en el lecho exterior, a las mujeres que yacen en la cama — las que son llevadas afuera y se agitan; a las mujeres de fragancia auspiciosa — a todas ellas, una por una, las adormecemos.
Rishi: Atharvan (hymn cluster attribution per Atharvanic tradition)
Devata: Nidrā (Sleep) as functional divinity
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: bibhatsa
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