Mantra 11
Sukta 10
अपश्यं गोपामनिपद्यमानमा च परा च पथिभिश्चरन्तम्। ससध्रीचीः स विषूचीर्वसान आ वरीवर्ति भुवनेष्वन्तः
ápāśyaṃ gopā́m anipádyamānam ā́ ca párā ca pathíbhiś cárantam | sasadhrī́cīḥ sá viṣū́cīr vásāna ā́ varīvarti bhúvaneṣv antáḥ ||
I beheld the Herdsman, never sinking down, who goeth on the paths both hitherward and far away. Wearing his straight-going and his cross-going courses, within the worlds he rolleth ever to and fro.
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within AV 9 as speculative seers (often Angiras/Atharvanic attribution in anukramaṇī traditions; exact r̥ṣi assignment depends on the AV anukramaṇī).
Devata: Gopā (cosmic guardian; interpreted as Sūrya/Brahman).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted; metrical classification varies by pada-count and edition).
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