Mantra 5
Sukta 4
देवानां भाग उपनाह एषो३पां रस ओषधीनां घृतस्य । सोमस्य भक्षमवृणीत शक्रो बृहन्नद्रिरभवद् यच्छरीरम्
devā́nāṃ bhāgá upanāhá eṣó ’pā́ṃ rása óṣadhīnāṃ ghṛtásya | sómasya bhakṣám avṛṇīta śakró bṛhánn ádrir abhavad yác charī́ram
This is the Gods’ appointed portion, this fastening-on: the sap of waters, of herbs, of ghee. Śakra chose for himself Soma’s edible share; great became the stone, when it was body.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires manuscript anukramaṇī check for 9.4).
Devata: Indra (Śakra) with Soma/essence (rasa) as operative power
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (requires metrical verification against pada counts in Saunaka tradition).
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