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Sukta 15
चत॑स्रश्च मे चत्वारिं॒शच्च॑ मे ऽपव॒क्तार॑ ओषधे । ऋत॑जात॒ ऋता॑वरि॒ मधु॑ मे मधु॒ला क॑रः
catásraś ca me catvāriṁśác ca me ’pavaktā́ra oṣadhe | ṛtájāta ṛtā́vari mádhu me madhulā́ karáḥ
Four for me, and forty for me—O Herb—(be) repellers. Born of Ṛta, O guardian of Ṛta: make for me honey, make (me) honey-sweet.
हे जड़ी-बूटी, चार और चालीस बीमारियाँ मेरे से दूर कर। तू सच से पैदा हुई है, सच की रक्षा करती है। मेरी लाइफ को मीठी बना, जैसे शहद हो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution)
Devata: Oṣadhi; Ṛta as validating principle
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (Atharvanic refrain style)
Primary: shanta
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