Sukta 135
को॒श॒बिले॑ रजनि॒ ग्रन्थे॑र्धा॒नमु॒पानहि॑ पा॒दम्। उत्त॑मां॒ जनि॑मां ज॒न्यानुत्त॑मां जनी॒न्वर्त्म॑न्यात्
kośá-bilé rájani gránther dhā́nám upā́-nahi pā́dam | úttamāṃ jánimāṃ janyá anúttamāṃ janī́n vártmani yā́t
In the store-pit, O Night, from the knot—bind on the grain (and) the foot. Let the best birth, O kinsman, the unsurpassed womenfolk, go upon the path.
रात को पुकार के कहते हैं, खेते में दाना और पैर दोनों बाँध दो। सबसे अच्छी पैदाइश हो, और घर की औरतें सही रास्ते पर चलें।
Rishi: Anukta/late
Devata: Rajanī (Night) as concealment/protection; Pausti (prosperity) implicitly
Chandas: Irregular (semi-metrical; late)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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