Atharva Veda 20.137.8: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 14, Sukta 137, Mantra 8
Sukta 137
द्र॒प्सम॑पश्यं॒ विषु॑णे॒ चर॑न्तमुपह्व॒रे न॒द्यो अंशु॒मत्याः॑ । नभो॒ न कृ॒ष्णम॑वतस्थि॒वांस॒मिष्या॑मि वो वृषणो॒ युध्य॑ता॒जौ
drapsám apaśyaṃ víṣuṇe cárantam upahvaré nádyo aṃśumátyāḥ | nábho ná kṛṣṇám avatásthivāṃsam íṣyāmi vo vṛṣaṇo yúdhyatā ājáu
I saw the drop, moving apart in manifold wise, in the hollow, the streams of the radiant one; like a dark cloud it had settled down. I urge you on, O Bulls, as ye fight in the fray.
मैंने एक बूँद देखी जो अलग-अलग तरह से हिल रही थी। वो चमकता पानी के धारे में थी। जैसे काले बादल ने आके जगह ली हो, वैसे वो भी वहाँ आ गई। मैं तुम्हे आगे बढ़ने के लिए बोल रहा हूँ, जैसे मज़बूत बैल लड़ाई में आगे बढ़ते हैं।
Rishi: Rigvedic Soma/Indra(-Marut) tradition (as transmitted in AV 20).
Devata: Indra and/or Maruts (vṛṣaṇaḥ as strong ones), with Soma as empowering medium
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (RV style).
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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