Sukta 11
शु॒क्रोऽसि भ्रा॒जोऽसि॒ स्वऽरसि॒ ज्योति॑रसि । आ॒प्नु॒हि श्रेयां॑स॒मति॑ स॒मं क्रा॑म
śukró ’si bhrājó ’si svó ’si jyótir asi | āpnuhí śréyāṁsam áti samáṁ krāmá
Thou art the Bright; thou art the Splendour; thou art Heaven; thou art Light. Attain the better good; step onward, passing beyond, with even stride.
汝は清明なる者、汝は輝き、汝は天界、汝は光。より善き福に到り、等しき歩みをもって越え進め。
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires hymn-level metadata for AV 2.11).
Devata: Tejas/Jyotis (luminous power) as the effective agency; secondarily ‘Svaḥ’ (heaven) as auspicious realm.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (short pādas; exact metrical classification may vary with Saunaka scansion).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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