Sukta 39
पृ॒थि॒वी धे॒नुस्तस्या॑ अ॒ग्निर्व॒त्सः । सा मे॒ऽग्निना॑ व॒त्सेनेष॒मूर्जं॒ कामं॑ दुहाम्। आयुः॑ प्रथ॒मं प्र॒जां पोषं॑ र॒यिं स्वाहा॑
pṛthivī́ dhénus tásyā agnír vatsáḥ | sā́ me ’gnínā vatséna íṣam ū́rjaṃ kā́maṃ duhām | ā́yuḥ prathamáṃ prajā́ṃ póṣaṃ rayíṃ svā́hā ||
Earth is the milch-cow; of her Agni is the calf. With Agni for her calf let her milk out for me refreshment, vigor, and desire fulfilled—life first, then offspring, thriving, and wealth—svāhā!
La Terre est la vache laitière; son veau est Agni. Qu’avec Agni pour veau elle me trait la nourriture, la vigueur et l’accomplissement du désir — d’abord la vie, puis la descendance, la prospérité et la richesse. Svāhā !
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input)
Devata: Pṛthivī–Agni complex (Earth as giver; Agni as activator/mediator)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like with expanded pāda (Atharvanic prose-leaning anuṣṭubh; exact scan varies)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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