Atharva Veda 10.8.24: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 24
Sukta 8
श॒तं स॒हस्र॑म॒युतं॒ न्यऽर्बुदमसंख्ये॒यं स्वम॑स्मि॒न् निवि॑ष्टम्। तद॑स्य घ्नन्त्यभि॒पश्य॑त ए॒व तस्मा॑द् दे॒वो रो॑चत ए॒ष ए॒तत्
śatáṃ sahásram ayútaṃ ní ’rbudam asaṅkhyéyaṃ svám asmín nivíṣṭam | tád asya ghnánty abhí-paśyata évá tásmād devó rócat eṣá etát ||
A hundred, a thousand, ten thousand—yea, a vast uncounted mass—his own is planted here within. That very store they smite, even while they look upon it; therefore the God shone forth—this is that.
सौ, हज़ार, दस हज़ार, हाँ, एक बड़ी गिनती जो गिनी नहीं जा सके, उसका अपना यहाँ लगाया है। लोग उसी चीज़ को मारते हैं जब वो देख भी रहे हैं। इसलिए भगवान चमक उठा, यह वही है।
Rishi: As within AV 10.8 speculative complex (often treated as brahmavid/anonymous in later tradition).
Devata: The shining deity/principle (interpretable as Brahman/Prajāpati/Deva as epiphany).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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