Mantra 24
Sukta 8
शतं सहस्रमयुतं न्यऽर्बुदमसंख्येयं स्वमस्मिन् निविष्टम्। तदस्य घ्नन्त्यभिपश्यत एव तस्माद् देवो रोचत एष एतत्
śatáṃ sahásram ayútaṃ ní ’rbudam asaṅkhyéyaṃ svám asmín nivíṣṭam | tád asya ghnánty abhí-paśyata évá tásmād devó rócat eṣá etát ||
A hundred, a thousand, ten thousand—yea, a vast uncounted mass—his own is planted here within. That very store they smite, even while they look upon it; therefore the God shone forth—this is that.
Rishi: As within AV 10.8 speculative complex (often treated as brahmavid/anonymous in later tradition).
Devata: The shining deity/principle (interpretable as Brahman/Prajāpati/Deva as epiphany).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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