Atharva Veda 9.10.21: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 21
Sukta 10
गौरिन्मि॑माय सलि॒लानि॒ तक्ष॒त्येक॑पदी द्वि॒पदी॒ सा चतु॑ष्पदी । अ॒ष्टाप॑दी॒ नव॑पदी बभू॒वुषी॑ स॒हस्रा॑क्षरा॒ भुव॑नस्य प॒ङ्क्तिस्तस्याः॑ समु॒द्रा अधि॒ वि क्ष॑रन्ति
gauríḥ mimā́ya salilā́ni tákṣaty ékapadī dvipádī sā́ cátuṣpadī | aṣṭā́padī návapadī babhūvúṣī sahásrākṣarā́ bhúvanasya paṅktís tasyā́ḥ samudrā́ ádhi ví kṣaranti
The Bright One hath measured out the waters; she, the Artificer, doth fashion them: one-footed, two-footed, she—four-footed; eight-footed, nine-footed hath she become, a thousand-syllabled Paṅkti of the world. Upon her the oceans, spreading, pour themselves abroad.
चमकने वाली ने पानी नापा है। वो बनाने वाली है, पानी को शेप देती है। पहले एक पाँव पे चलती थी, फिर दो पाँव पे, फिर चार पाँव पे। आठ पाँव, नौ पाँव हो गई। दुनिया की यह लाइन में हज़ार अक्षर हैं। समुंदर उसके ऊपर से बह रहे हैं।
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for speculative hymns; specific r̥ṣi assignment for 9.10 requires anukramaṇī consultation.
Devata: Vāc / Virāj (cosmic Speech as creatrix)
Chandas: Mixed/expanded metrical speculation (pāda-enumeration); broadly triṣṭubh-jagatī style cadence with metrical self-reference
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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