Sukta 10
ऋचः पदं मात्रया कल्पयन्तोऽर्धर्चेन चाक्लृपुर्विश्वमेजत्। त्रिपाद् ब्रह्म पुरुरूपं वि तष्ठे तेन जीवन्ति प्रदिशश्चतस्रः
ṛcáḥ padáṃ mā́trayā kalpáyanto ’rdhā́rcena cākḷpúr víśvam éjat | tripā́d bráhma pururū́paṃ ví tasthé téna jīvanti pradíśaś cátasraḥ ||
The Ṛc-verses, shaping the word-step by measured rule, with half a stanza have ordered all that moveth. Three-footed Brahman, multiform, hath spread abroad: thereby the four quarters live.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Brahmanic seer tradition (variable).
Devata: Brahman (as tripād, multiform); chandas/ṛc as operative power.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like; explicit reflection on padas/mātrā suggests chandas-conscious composition.
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