Sukta 23
आ ते॒ योनिं॒ गर्भ॑ एतु॒ पुमा॒न् बाण॑ इवेषु॒धिम्। आ वी॒रोऽत्र॑ जायतां पु॒त्रस्ते॒ दश॑मास्यः
ā́ te yóniṃ gárbha etu pumā́n bā́ṇa ivéṣudhím | ā́ vīró ’trá jāyatāṃ putrás te dáśa-māsyaḥ |
Into thy womb let the embryo come, a male, as an arrow into the quiver. Here let a hero be born—a son to thee, of ten months’ bearing.
तुम्हारे पेट में बच्चा आए, लड़का हो। जैसे तीर कमान में जाता है, वैसे ही बच्चा पेट में आए। यहाँ एक वीर पैदा हो, तुम्हारा बेटा, दस महीने बाद।
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic seers (traditional attribution)
Devata: Garbha (embryo) / Prajā (progeny) as operative power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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