Sukta 4
दे॒वानां॑ भा॒ग उ॑पना॒ह ए॒षो॒३पां रस॒ ओष॑धीनां घृ॒तस्य॑ । सोम॑स्य भ॒क्षम॑वृणीत श॒क्रो बृ॒हन्नद्रि॑रभव॒द् यच्छरी॑रम्
devā́nāṃ bhāgá upanāhá eṣó ’pā́ṃ rása óṣadhīnāṃ ghṛtásya | sómasya bhakṣám avṛṇīta śakró bṛhánn ádrir abhavad yác charī́ram
This is the Gods’ appointed portion, this fastening-on: the sap of waters, of herbs, of ghee. Śakra chose for himself Soma’s edible share; great became the stone, when it was body.
આ દેવોનો નિર્ધારિત ભાગ છે—આ ઉપનાહ (બંધાણ/બાંધવું): જળનો રસ, ઔષધિઓનો રસ, અને ઘૃતનો રસ. શક્રે સોમનો ભક્ષ્ય ભાગ પોતાના માટે પસંદ કર્યો; જ્યારે તે શરીર બન્યું, ત્યારે પથ્થર મહાન થયો.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires manuscript anukramaṇī check for 9.4).
Devata: Indra (Śakra) with Soma/essence (rasa) as operative power
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (requires metrical verification against pada counts in Saunaka tradition).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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