Atharva Veda 8.9.22: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 22
Sukta 9
इ॒त्थं श्रेयो॒ मन्य॑माने॒दमाग॑मं यु॒ष्माकं॑ स॒ख्ये अ॒हम॑स्मि॒ शेवा॑ । स॒मा॒नज॑न्मा॒ क्रतु॑रस्ति वः शि॒वः स वः॒ सर्वाः॒ सं च॑रति प्रजा॒नन्
ittháṃ śréyo mányamānedám ā́gamam yuṣmā́kaṃ sakhyé ahám asmi śévā | samānajánmā krátur asti vaḥ śiváḥ sá vo sárvāḥ sáṃ carati prajā́nann ||
Thus deeming welfare, hither have I come: within your friendship I am kindly. Of common birth, there is for you an auspicious purpose; that, knowing, moves together among you all.
मैंने सोचा कि यह अच्छा होगा, इसलिए मैं यहाँ आया। मैं तुम्हारा दोस्त बन के रहना चाहता हूँ। हम सब का जनम एक जैसा है। एक अच्छा काम हम सब के लिए है। वो काम जान के हम सब साथ में चलते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)
Devata: Sakhya/Śiva-kratu (personified auspicious resolve); Vāc as operative power implicit
Chandas: Not securely determinable from excerpt alone
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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