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Sukta 17
धा॒ता रा॒तिः स॑वि॒तेदं जु॑षन्तां प्र॒जाप॑तिर्नि॒धिप॑तिर्नो अ॒ग्निः । त्वष्टा॒ विष्णुः॑ प्र॒जया॑ संररा॒णो यज॑मानाय॒ द्रवि॑णं दधातु
dhā́tā rātíḥ savité́daṁ juṣántāṁ prajā́patir nídhipatir no agníḥ | tváṣṭā víṣṇuḥ prajā́yā saṁrarāṇó yajámānāya dráviṇaṁ dadhātu
May Dhātṛ and the Gift, may Savitṛ take pleasure in this; may Prajāpati, the Lord of treasure, our Agni. Tvaṣṭṛ and Viṣṇu, rejoicing together with progeny, bestow upon the sacrificer substance and wealth.
ધાતૃ અને રાતિ (દાન/ભેટ), તથા સવિતૃ—આને પ્રસન્નતાથી સ્વીકારે; પ્રજાપતિ, નિધિપતિ અને અમારા અગ્નિ પણ (પ્રસન્ન રહે). ત્વષ્ટૃ અને વિષ્ણુ પ્રજાસહિત આનંદિત થઈ યજમાનને દ્રવિણ (સંપત્તિ) અને ધન અર્પે.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective in many paustika units)
Devata: Dhātṛ, Savitṛ, Prajāpati, Agni, Tvaṣṭṛ, Viṣṇu (prosperity-and-progeny complex)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV transmission)
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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