Atharva Veda 10.8.23: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 23
Sukta 8
स॒ना॒तन॑मेनमाहुरु॒ताद्य स्या॒त् पुन॑र्णवः । अ॒हो॒रा॒त्रे प्र जा॑येते अ॒न्यो अ॒न्यस्य॑ रू॒पयोः॑
sanā́tanam enam āhur utá adyá syā́t púnarnavaḥ | ahorātré prá jā́yete anyó anyásya rūpáyoḥ ||
They call him everlasting; yet even to-day he may be born anew. In Day-and-Night he is brought forth: one form is born from the other’s form.
लोग उसे सनातन बोलते हैं, लेकिन आज भी वो नया पैदा हो सकता है। दिन और रात में वो पैदा होता है, एक रूप दूसरे रूप से निकलता है।
Rishi: Traditionally assigned within AV 10.8 to a brahmavid (speculative seer); often treated as anonymous/collective in later indexing.
Devata: A protean cosmic principle (often glossed as Brahman/Prajāpati/Time in interpretive traditions).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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