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Sukta 21
श्रेष्ठ॑मसि भेष॒जानां॒ वसि॑ष्ठं॒ वीरु॑धानाम्। सोमो॒ भग॑ इव॒ यामे॑षु॒ दे॒वेषु॒ वरु॑णो॒ यथा॑
śréṣṭham asi bheṣajānā́ṃ vásiṣṭhaṃ vīrudhā́nām | sómo bhága iva yā́meṣu devéṣu váruṇo yáthā
Thou art the best of remedies, the most excellent of plants: as Soma is like Bhaga in the seasons, as Varuṇa among the gods.
Tum saari dawaon mein sabse acchi ho. Saare podhon mein tum sabse badi ho. Jaise deviyon mein Soma bada hai, waise tum badi ho. Jaise deviyon mein Varuna bada hai, waise tum podhon mein badi ho.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (oṣadhi-focused hymn).
Devata: Oṣadhi (keśavardhanī); invoked comparanda: Soma, Bhaga, Varuṇa.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two pādas; compact comparative structure).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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