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Sukta 27
उदी॑ची॒ दिक् सोमोऽधि॑पतिः स्व॒जो र॑क्षि॒ताशनि॒रिष॑वः । तेभ्यो॒ नमोऽधि॑पतिभ्यो॒ नमो॑ रक्षि॒तृभ्यो॒ नम॒ इषु॑भ्यो॒ नम॑ एभ्यो अस्तु । यो॒३ऽस्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मस्तं वो॒ जम्भे॑ दध्मः
udī́cī dík sómo ’dhipátiḥ svajó rakṣitā́śanír íṣavaḥ | tébhyo námo ’dhipátibhyo námo rakṣitṛ́bhyo náma íṣubhyo náma ébhyo astu | yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmas táṃ vo jámbhe dadhmaḥ ||
The northern quarter—Soma is its overlord; Svaja its guardian; the Thunderbolt is its arrows. To them be reverence: reverence to the overlords, reverence to the protectors, reverence to the arrows—reverence be to these. Whoso hateth us, and whom we hate, him we set within your jaws.
उत्तर की तरफ सोम राज करता है। स्वजा वहाँ गार्ड है। बिजली की तरह तेज़ बान हैं। इन सब को मैं सलाम करता हूँ। जो हमारे दुश्मन हैं, जिससे हम नफ़रत करते हैं, उनको तुम्हारे दाँत में दे दिया।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Dik-devatā (North): Soma (adhipati), Svaja (rakṣitṛ), Aśani as iṣavaḥ
Chandas: Formulaic litany
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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