Atharva Veda 18.3.23: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 23
Sukta 3
आ यू॒थेव॑ क्षु॒मति॑ प॒श्वो अ॑ख्यद् दे॒वानां॒ जनि॒मान्त्यु॒ग्रः । मर्ता॑सश्चिदु॒र्वशी॑रकृप्रन् वृ॒धे चि॑द॒र्य उप॑रस्या॒योः
ā́ yū́theva kṣumáti paśvó ákhyad devā́nāṃ jánimāni tú ugráḥ | mártāsaś cid urváśīr akṛpran vṛ́dhe cid aryá úparasyā́yoḥ ||
Forth, like a herd in might, there came to sight the births of gods—so mighty was it. Even mortals fashioned Urvaśīs, yea, for increase—even the Arya, of higher Āyu’s line.
जैसे कोई हर्ड आता है, वैसे ही भगवानों के जनम दिखने लगे। इतनी ताकत थी। इंसानों ने भी उर्वशी जैसी स्त्रियाँ बनाई। यह बड़ाई के लिए हुआ। आर्य लोग भी थे, जो आयु की वंश में बड़े थे।
Rishi: Pitṛ-associated seers (implicit; verse in pitṛ hymn sequence)
Devata: Pitṛs with mythic/cosmic referents (divine births; Urvaśī motif)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shringara
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