Mantra 27
Sukta 10
चत्वारि वाक् परिमिता पदानि तानि विदुर्ब्राह्मणा ये मनीषिणः । गुहा त्रीणि निहिता नेङ्गयन्ति तुरीयं वाचो मनुष्याऽवदन्ति
catvā́ri vāk pári-mitā padā́ni tā́ni vidur brāhmaṇā́ yé manīṣíṇaḥ | guhā́ trī́ṇi ní-hitā néṅgayanti turī́yaṃ vā́co manuṣyā́ avadanti ||
Four are the measured stations of Speech: these the Brahmans know, the wise in thought. Three, laid away in secrecy, stir not; the fourth of Speech is that which men do utter.
Rishi: Vāk-related seer tradition (often linked to Bṛhaspati/Brāhmaṇa lineages in later lists).
Devata: Vāk (Speech).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.
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