Mantra 2
Sukta 52
नि गावो गोष्ठे असदन् नि मृगासो अविक्षत । न्यू३र्मयो नदीनं न्य१दृष्टा अलिप्सत
ní gā́vo goṣṭhé asadan ní mṛgā́so avikṣata | ní ū́rmayo nadī́nāṃ ní adṛṣṭā́ alipsata |
Down in the stall the cattle have sat safe; away the wild beasts have withdrawn. Down have the river-waves subsided; away have the unseen slunk off.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Śānti-force / Āditya-Sūrya complex (contextual continuation from 6.52.1; functional devatā is pacification)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable; requires metrical verification)
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