Sukta 8
यत् तच्छरी॑र॒मश॑यत् सं॒धया॒ संहि॑तं म॒हत्। येने॒दम॒द्य रोच॑ते॒ को अ॑स्मि॒न् वर्ण॒माभ॑रत्
yát tác charī́ram áśayat saṃdháyā sáṃhitaṃ mahát | yénédam adyá rócate kó asmín várṇam ā́bharat
That body which he laid down, a great thing compacted by joining—by whose power this now shines forth: who in this bestowed the colour (the fair complexion)?
वो शरीर जो उसने बनाया, बड़ी चीज जोड़ी-जोड़ी करके। आज उसकी वजह से यह चमक रहा है। किसने इसमें रंग भरा?
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition for AV 11.8.
Devata: Saṃdhā (joining power) and the unnamed bestower of varṇa (often construed as divine agency of vitality).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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