Atharva Veda 10.8.35: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 35
Sukta 8
ये भि॒र्वात॑ इषि॒तः प्र॒वाति॒ ये दद॑न्ते॒ पञ्च॒ दिशः॑ स॒ध्रीचीः॑ । य आहु॑तिम॒त्यम॑न्यन्त दे॒वा अ॒पां ने॒तारः॑ कत॒मे त आ॑सन्
yé bhír vā́ta iṣitáḥ pravā́ti yé dádante páñca díśaḥ sadhṛ́cīḥ | yá āhútiṃ átyamanyanta devā́ apā́ṃ netā́raḥ katamé tá āsan ||
By whom impelled blows forth the Wind; who set in order the five directions, knit together; who—leaders of the Waters—whom the Gods accounted the oblation’s highest worth: which were they?
किस की ताकत से हवा चलती है? किस ने पाँचों दिशाओं को ठीक किया? देवताओं ने जो यज्ञ की सबसे बड़ी आहुति मानी, वो पानी के रस्ता कौन थे? वो कौन थे?
Rishi: Speculative Atharvanic seer (question-hymn).
Devata: Cosmic regulators (often interpreted as deities of waters/wind; functional deities rather than a single named god).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence is possible, but the Saunaka text here is commonly treated as mixed/irregular; metrically not as strict as RV.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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