Sukta 7
अश्वत्थो दर्भो वीरुधां सोमो राजामृतं हविः । व्रीहिर्यवश्च भेषजौ दिवस्पुत्रावमर्त्यौ
aśvatthó darbho vīrúdʰā́ṃ sómo rā́jā́mṛ́taṃ havíḥ | vrīhír yávaś ca bheṣajáu divás-putrā́v amártyau
The Aśvattha, the Darbha, Soma the King of plants—ambrosia as oblation: and Rice with Barley, a pair of remedies, Heaven’s sons, immortal.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 8.7).
Devata: Auṣadhayaḥ (Medicinal Plants) with Soma as sovereign healing power.
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence in this section (metrical exactness varies in AV).
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