Sukta 39
दिशो॑ धे॒नव॒स्तासां॑ च॒न्द्रो व॒त्सः । ता मे॑ च॒न्द्रेण॑ व॒त्सेनेष॒मूर्जं॒ कामं॑ दुहाम् । आयुः॑ प्रथ॒मं प्र॒जां पोषं॑ र॒यिं स्वाहा॑
díśo dhénavas tāsā́ṁ candró vatsáḥ | tā́ me candréṇa vatséneṣám ū́rjaṁ kā́maṁ duhām | ā́yuḥ prathamáṁ prajā́ṁ póṣaṁ rayíṁ svā́hā
The Directions are milch-cows; of them the Moon is the calf. May they, for me, by the Moon as calf, milk forth refreshment, sap, and desire—life first, then offspring, thriving, and wealth: svāhā.
諸方は乳牛であり、その子牛は月(Candra)である。月を子牛として、彼女らがわがために、滋養(イシャ)、精気(ウールジャ)、そして欲求(カーマ)を搾り出さんことを——まず寿命、ついで子孫、繁栄、財宝を。スヴァーハー(svāhā)。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (edition-dependent).
Devata: Dik-deities (quarters) with Candra (Moon) as operative extractor.
Chandas: Mixed; anuṣṭubh-like with Atharvanic flexibility.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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