Sukta 40
मेधा। यन्मे छिद्रं मनसो यच्च वाचः सरस्वती मन्युमन्तं जगाम । विश्वैस्तद् देवैः सह संविदानः सं दधातु बृहस्पतिः
medhā́ | yán me chidrám mánaso yác ca vā́caḥ sárasvatī manyumántaṁ jagā́ma | víśvais tád deváiḥ sahá saṁvidānáḥ sáṁ dadhātu bṛ́haspátiḥ ||
Intelligence—what breach of mine, of mind, and what of speech, Sarasvatī hath carried off, borne away in passionate tumult: that, in accord with all the Gods together, let Bṛhaspati set back, and set in order.
(メーダー medhā=知慧よ。)わが心にある裂け目、わが言葉にある裂け目を、サラスヴァティー(Sarasvatī)が憤りの奔流のうちに奪い去り、運び去ったそのものを――すべての神々とともに合意しつつ、ブリハスパティ(Bṛhaspati)が元に戻し、整えて据え直しますように。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV strata; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Bṛhaspati (primary), with Sarasvatī and Viśve Devāḥ as supporting agencies
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (late AV style; exact metrical scansion may vary)
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