Atharva Veda 4.12.6: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 6
Sukta 12
स उत् ति॑ष्ठ॒ प्रेहि॒ प्र द्र॑व॒ रथः॑ सुच॒क्रः सु॑प॒विः सु॒नाभिः॑। प्रति॑ तिष्ठो॒र्ध्वः
sá út tíṣṭha préhi prá drava ráthaḥ sucakráḥ supavíḥ sunā́bhiḥ | práti tiṣṭhordhváḥ ||
Rise up; go forth; speed onward—like a chariot well-wheeled, well-rimmed, well-naved. Stand back again, upright.
起き上がれ。進め。駆けよ——よく輪を備え、よく輪縁を整え、よく車毂を具えた戦車のように。ふたたび立ち止まり、まっすぐに立て。
Rishi: R̥bhu(s) (craft/repair motif aligns with R̥bhu paradigm)
Devata: Rohiṇī/Oṣadhi in hymn context; here the ‘ratha’ simile functions as operative imagery
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (as transmitted; often treated within the hymn’s metrical frame)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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