Mantra 2
Sukta 40
मा न आपो मेधां मा ब्रह्म प्र मथिष्टन । सुष्यदा यूयं स्यन्दध्वमुपहूतोऽहं सुमेधा वर्चस्वी
mā́ na ā́po medhā́m mā́ bráhma prá mathiṣṭana | suṣyadā́ yūyáṁ syandadhvam upahū́to ’háṁ sumedhā́ varcasvī́ ||
O Waters, do ye not from us churn out intelligence; do ye not harry forth our holy prayer. Ye well-yielding, flow on in kindly streams: invoked am I—of goodly wit, of shining lustre.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit here)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (late AV diction)
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