Mantra 20
Sukta 10
आस्नस्ते गाथा अभवन्नुष्णिहाभ्यो बलं वशे । पाजस्याऽज्जज्ञे यज्ञ स्तनेभ्यो रश्मयस्तव
āsnás te gā́thā abhavann uṣṇíhābhyo bálaṃ vaśe | pā́jasyāj jajñe yájña stánébhyó raśmáyas táva ||
From thy mouth the songs came into being; from the Uṣṇihs, O Vasā, strength. From fiery vigor the sacrifice was born; from thy breasts, thy rays (of power) issued.
तेरे मुख से गाथाएँ उत्पन्न हुईं; उष्णिह् (Uṣṇih) छन्दों से, हे वशा, बल प्रकट हुआ। तेजस्वी पाजस्य (pājasya) से यज्ञ जन्मा; तेरे स्तनों से तेरी रश्मियाँ—शक्ति की किरणें—निकल पड़ीं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (etiological)
Devata: Vasā; secondarily Chandas (Uṣṇih) and Yajña
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with explicit reference to Uṣṇih as a metrical source)
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