Mantra 4
Sukta 49
सिंहस्य रात्र्युशती पींषस्य व्याघ्रस्य द्वीपिनो वर्च आ ददे । अश्वस्य ब्रध्नं पुरुषस्य मायुं पुरु रूपाणि कृणुषे विभाती
síṃhasya rā́try uśatī́ pī́ṃṣasya vyā́ghrasya dvīpíno várco ā́ dade | áśvasya bradhnáṃ púruṣasya māyúṃ púru rū́pāṇi kṛṇuṣe vibhātī́ ||
Night, kindly, takes unto herself the splendor of the lion, of the panther, of the tiger, of the spotted beast. The horse’s tawny brightness, the man’s loud might she takes: manifold forms thou fashionest, shining forth.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Rātri
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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