Sukta 25
धातः॒ श्रेष्ठे॑न रू॒पेणा॒स्या नार्या॑ गवी॒न्योः । पुमां॑सं पु॒त्रमा धे॑हि दश॒मे मा॒सि सूत॑वे
dhātáḥ śréṣṭhena rūpéṇāsyā́ nā́ryā gavīnyóḥ | púmāṃsaṃ putrám ā́ dhehi daśamé mā́si sūtáve ||
O Dhātṛ, with thy most excellent form, within this woman—these cow-like sources of increase—implant a manly son, that in the tenth month she may bring him forth.
हे धात, तू सबसे बड़ा है। इस औरत के अंदर एक बेटा दे। वो बेटा दसवें महीने में पैदा हो। यह औरत गाय जैसी है, बच्चे देने वाली है। तू उसे एक स्ट्रॉन्ग बेटा दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-family for fetal formation; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Dhātṛ (embryo-establisher/creator)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh)
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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