Atharva Veda 10.2.5: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 5
Sukta 2
को अ॑स्य बा॒हू सम॑भरद् वी॒र्यं करवा॒दिति॑ । अंसौ॒ को अ॑स्य॒ तद् दे॒वः कुसि॑न्धे॒ अध्या द॑धौ
kó asya bāhū́ sámabharad vīryàṁ karavā́d íti | áṁsau kó asya tád deváḥ kúsindʰe ádʰy ā́ dadhau
Who furnished him with the two arms, with vigour—‘that he may perform’—thus? Who (furnished) his two shoulders? What god set that endowment in place upon the firm seat?
किसने उसे दोनों हाथ दिए, ताकत के साथ? कि वो काम कर सकें, यह सोच के। किसने उसके दोनों कंधे बनाए? कौनसा देवता ने यह सब कुछ मज़बूत जगह पे रखा?
Rishi: As above (verification needed).
Devata: Deváḥ (the installing god) / Puruṣa’s constructors.
Chandas: Irregular; likely triṣṭubh segment with cadence variation (verification needed).
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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