Mantra 3
Sukta 2
चतुष्टयं युज्यते संहितान्तं जानुभ्यामूर्ध्वं शिथिरं कबन्धम्। श्रोणी यदूरू क उ तज्जजान याभ्यां कुसिन्धं सुदृढं बभूव
catúṣṭayaṁ yujyate sáṁhitāntaṁ jānúbʰyām ūrdʰváṁ śitʰiráṁ kabándʰam | śróṇī yád ūrū́ ká u táj jajāna yā́bʰyāṁ kúsindʰaṁ sudṛ́ḍʰaṁ babʰū́va
A fourfold set is joined, ending in a junction; upward from the knees the pliant trunk. The hips—those thighs—who, indeed, produced that, by which the pelvis-seat became exceeding firm?
Rishi: As above (to be verified by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Puruṣa / divine makers (implicit).
Chandas: Irregular; triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).
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