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Sukta 36
अञ्जनम्। अ॒क्ष्यौऽनौ॒ मधु॑संकाशे॒ अनी॑कं नौ स॒मञ्ज॑नम्। अ॒न्तः कृ॑ष्णुष्व॒ मां हृ॒दि मन॒ इन्नौ॑ स॒हास॑ति
áñjanam | ákṣyau nau mádhu-saṃkāśe ánīkaṃ nau sam-áñjanam | antáḥ kṛṣṇuṣva mā́ṃ hṛdí mána ín nau sahā́sati ||
Collyrium: in our two eyes, honey-bright; our face—an anointing complete. Within, blacken me in thy heart: the mind indeed for us two shall be in concord.
आँखों में कजल लगाओ, जो शहद जैसा चमके। चेहरा साफ चमकने लगे। दिल में काला रंग भरो ताकि हम दोनों का मन मिल जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per Anukramaṇī for 7.36)
Devata: Añjana (personified charm-substance); Manas (mind) as target
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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