Atharva Veda 10.8.13: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 13
Sukta 8
प्र॒जाप॑तिश्चरति॒ गर्भे॑ अ॒न्तरदृ॑श्यमानो बहु॒धा वि जा॑यते । अ॒र्धेन॒ विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं ज॒जान॒ यद॑स्या॒र्धं क॑त॒मः स के॒तुः
prajā́patiś carati gárbhe antár-dṛ́śyamāno bahudhā́ ví jā́yate | ardhéna víśvaṃ bhúvanaṃ jajā́na yád asyā́rdhaṃ katamáḥ sá ketúḥ ||
Prajāpati moveth in the womb; seen only within, he is born abroad in many a form. With but a half he hath begotten all this world of being: what, then, is that other half of him, and what the sign thereof?
प्रजापति गर्भ में रहता है। अंदर से दिखता है, बाहर कई रूप में पैदा होता है। आधे से पूरा संसार बनाया। उसका दूसरा आधा क्या है, उसका क्या साइन है?
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within AV 10.8 to a brahmodya-style seer (often treated as anonymous/collective Atharvanic speculation rather than a single named ṛṣi).
Devata: Prajāpati (cosmic creator; also the hidden principle within the garbha).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (speculative hymns often vary; pada-length suggests triṣṭubh tendencies).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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