Sukta 4
यथा॑ स्म ते वि॒रोह॑तो॒ऽभित॑प्तमि॒वान॑ति । तत॑स्ते॒ शुष्म॑वत्तरमि॒यं कृ॑णो॒त्वोष॑धिः
yáthā sma te viróhato ’bhitaptám iva ánati | tátas te śúṣma-vattaram iyáṁ kṛṇotu óṣadhiḥ ||
As, indeed, while it springs for thee it pants as though all-heated, so therefrom let this herb make for thee a vigor yet more vigorous.
Comme, en vérité, lorsqu’elle pousse pour toi, elle halète comme toute embrasée — ainsi, de là, que cette herbe te fasse une vigueur plus vigoureuse encore.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Oṣadhi (herb) as agent of śuṣma
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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