Atharva Veda 6.78.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 78, Mantra 2
Sukta 78
अ॒भि व॑र्धतां॒ पय॑सा॒भि रा॒ष्ट्रेण॑ वर्धताम्। र॒य्या स॒हस्र॑वर्चसे॒मौ स्तामनु॑पक्षितौ
abhí vardhatāṃ páyasā́bhí rāṣṭréṇa vardhatām | ráyyā sahásravarcasémáu stām ánupakṣitau ||
Let them increase with milk; let them increase with dominion. With wealth, with thousandfold splendour—may these two abide undiminished.
यह दोनों दूध से बड़े हों। राज और राज्य से बड़े हों। धन से, हज़ार गुना चमक के साथ, यह दोनों कभी कम न हों, हमेशा बड़े रहें।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be confirmed from anukramaṇī).
Devata: Pauṣṭika increase (milk/wealth/splendour as operative powers).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed by metrical scan).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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