Atharva Veda 8.9.12: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 12
Sukta 9
छन्दः॑पक्षे उ॒षसा॒ पेपि॑शाने समा॒नं योनि॒मनु॒ सं च॑रेमे । सूर्य॑पत्नी॒ सं च॑रतः प्रजान॒ती के॑तु॒मती॑ अ॒जरे॒ भूरि॑रेतसा
chándaḥpakṣe uṣásā pepiśāné samānáṃ yónim ánu sáṃ careme | sū́ryapatnī sáṃ carataḥ prajānátī ketúmatī ajáre bhū́riretasā
On the wing of Metre, with Dawn waxing full, let us together follow unto the self-same womb. The Sun’s Consort—together they move—bringing forth, radiant-bannered, unaging, of abundant generative might.
गाठ के सहारे, सवेरे की रोशनी के साथ, हम दोनों एक ही जगह पहुँचें। सूरज की पत्नी के साथ चलें, दोनों मिलकर चलें। यह रोशनी फैला रहे हैं, बूढ़े नहीं हो रहे, और आगे बढ़ रहे हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic speculative/paustika seer tradition (variable).
Devata: Virāj/chandas with Uṣas and Sūryapatnī as associated productive powers.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like; explicit chandas-reflexivity within the verse.
Primary: shringara
Secondary: adbhuta
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