Mantra 4
Sukta 127
वच्यस्व रेभ वच्यस्व वृक्षे न पक्वे शकुनः । नष्टे जिह्वा चर्चरीति क्षुरो न भुरिजोरिव
vacyásva rebhá vacyasva vṛkṣé ná pakvé śakúnaḥ | naṣṭé jihvā́ cárcarīti kṣuró ná bhuríjor iva ||
Speak out, O Rebha, speak thou clearly, like a bird upon a ripened tree. Though the tongue be lost, it chatters harshly, like a razor, as of Bhurij.
Rishi: Uncertain; Rebha is addressed (possibly as poet-figure within the hymn).
Devata: Vāc (implicit), poetic speech; secondarily the addressed singer Rebha.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; requires verification.
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