Sukta 2
स॒प्त त्वा॑ ह॒रितो॒ रथे॒ वह॑न्ति देव सूर्य । शो॒चिष्के॑शं विचक्ष॒णम्
saptá tvā́ haríto ráthe váhanti deva sūrya | śocíṣkeśaṃ vicakṣaṇám
Seven tawny steeds upon thy car bear thee, O god Sūrya—flame-maned, keen of sight.
ഹേ ദേവ സൂര്യാ! ഏഴ് ഹരിത (ചുവപ്പുകലർന്ന) അശ്വങ്ങൾ നിന്റെ രഥത്തിൽ നിന്നെ വഹിക്കുന്നു—ജ്വാലാ-കേശൻ, തീക്ഷ്ണദൃഷ്ടിയുള്ള (വിചക്ഷണൻ).
Rishi: To be verified per AV Anukramaṇī for 13.2.
Devata: Sūrya (with the Haritas as his conveyers).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh-type cadence; confirm by metrical scan.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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