Atharva Veda 4.8.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 2
Sukta 8
अ॒भि प्रेहि॒ माप॑ वेन उ॒ग्रश्चे॒त्ता स॑पत्न॒हा। आ ति॑ष्ठ मित्रवर्धन॒ तुभ्यं॑ दे॒वा अधि॑ ब्रुवन्
abhí prá ehi mā́pa vena ugráś céttā sapatnáhā | ā́ tíṣṭha mitra-vardhana túbhyaṃ devā́ ádhi bruvan
Advance hither; stray not away in longing: fierce, discerning, slayer of rivals. Take thou thy station, increaser of allies; for thee the Gods have spoken their decree.
こちらへ進め。渇望に迷って逸れるな。汝は猛く、見分ける者、敵対者を討つ者。立て、友を増し育てる者よ。汝のために神々はその宣言を下した。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the excerpt alone).
Devata: Rājan (the consecrand as ritual subject) with the Gods as authorizing agents.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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