Mantra 26
Sukta 2
अश्मन्वती रीयते सं रभध्वं वीरयध्वं प्र तरता सखायः । अत्रा जहीत ये असन् दुरेवा अनमीवानुत्तरेमाभि वाजान्
áśmanvatī rī́yate sáṃ rabhadhvaṃ vīráyadhvaṃ prá tarata sakhāyaḥ | átrā jahīta yé ásan durévā anāmīvā́n úttaremā́bhi vā́jān ||
Stone-strewn she flows: together lay hold; show ye your manhood; press forward, comrades, cross! Here leave behind whatever evils there have been; disease-unstricken may we come up and over, unto the prizes.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī.
Devata: The river/obstacle personified; apotropaic force against ‘durevā’; implicitly Indra-like crossing power though not named.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
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