Sukta 20
नमो॑ रु॒द्राय॒ नमो॑ अस्तु त॒क्मने॒ नमो॒ राज्ञे॒ वरु॑णाय॒ त्विषी॑मते । नमो॑ दि॒वे नमः॑ पृथि॒व्यै नम॒ ओष॑धीभ्यः
námo rudrā́ya námo astu takmáne námo rā́jñe váruṇāya tvíṣīmate | námo divé námaḥ pṛthivyái náma óṣadhībhyaḥ
Homage to Rudra; homage be to Fever; homage to the King, to Varuṇa of mighty splendour. Homage to Heaven, homage to Earth, homage to the Plants.
Sembah hormat kepada Rudra; sembah hormat kepada Takman (Demam); sembah hormat kepada Sang Raja, kepada Varuṇa yang bersinar gagah. Sembah hormat kepada Langit, sembah hormat kepada Bumi, sembah hormat kepada tumbuh-tumbuhan ubat (oṣadhi).
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer(s) associated with Takman hymns (Aṅgiras/Atharvan lineages in Anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Rudra; Takman (Fever) as personified agent; Varuṇa; Dyāvā-Pṛthivī; Oṣadhīs.
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly triṣṭubh/jagatī-like cadence in Saunaka Takman material (metrical classification varies by pada).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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