Mantra 20
Sukta 7
यस्मादृचो अपातक्षन् यजुर्यस्मादपाकषन्। सामानि यस्य लोमान्यथर्वाङ्गिरसो मुखं स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
yásmād ṛ́co apā́takṣan yájur yásmād apā́kaṣan | sāmā́ni yásya lómāny atharvā́ṅgirasó múkhaṃ skámbhaṃ táṃ brūhi katamáḥ svíd eva sáḥ
From whom they hewed forth the Ṛc-verses, from whom they drew forth the Yajus; whose hairs are the Sāmans, whose mouth is Atharvāṅgiras—Skambha: tell thou of him, which one, pray, is he indeed?
Rishi: Atharvanic Skambha-seer tradition
Devata: Skambha (source of Vedic speech)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (irregular)
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