Sukta 127
उष्ट्रा यस्य प्रवाहणो वधूमन्तो द्विर्दश । वर्ष्मा रथस्य नि जिहीडते दिव ईषमाणा उपस्पृशः
uṣṭrā́ yásya pravāháṇo vadhū́manto dvírdaśa | varṣmā́ ráthasya ní jihīḍate divá ī́ṣamāṇā́ upaspṛ́śaḥ ||
Camels are his forward-bearing team, with brides in train, twice ten in number. The chariot’s lofty frame is set firm; heavenward they strain, drawing near to touch.
Rishi: Uncertain (khila/RV-style attribution not fixed here).
Devata: Implicitly the praised patron/wealth; secondarily Nārāśaṃsa as laud-power across the hymn.
Chandas: RV-style meter, likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī mixture; requires full syllable audit.
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