Mantra 55
Sukta 2
प्रत्यञ्चमर्कं प्रत्यर्पयित्वा प्रविद्वान् पन्थां वि ह्याऽविवेश । परामीषामसून् दिदेश दीर्घेणायुषा समिमान्त्सृजामि
pratyáñcam arkáṃ praty-arpayitvā́ prá-vidvān pánthāṃ ví hí ā́vivéśa | párā́mīṣām asū́n didéśa dīrghéṇā́yuṣā́ sám imā́n sṛjāmi
Having turned back the counter-facing sun-ray, the wise man entered forth upon the path indeed. Away he directed the lives of those adversaries: with length of days I wholly set these here at liberty—yea, I send them forth endowed with life.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Arka (solar potency) as operative power; implicit Āyuṣ (life) as boon
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (requires full syllable count; Atharvanic mixed meters occur)
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