Sukta 13
आपः। यद॒दः सं॑प्रय॒तीरहा॒वन॑दता हते॑। तस्मा॒दा न॒द्यो॒३ नाम॑ स्थ॒ ता वो॒ नामा॑नि सिन्धवः
ā́paḥ | yád adáḥ saṁprayatī́r áhāvanádatā haté | tásmād ā́ nádyo nā́ma stha tā́ vo nā́māni síndhavaḥ ||
O Waters: when yonder, flowing on together, ye roared aloud day after day at the smiting—therefore are ye called ‘Rivers’: those are your names, O Sindhus.
ହେ ଆପଃ (ଜଳମାନେ)! ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେଠାରେ ତୁମେ ସମେତ ଏକାସାଥି ବହି ଚାଲି, ଆଘାତ ସମୟରେ ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ ଗର୍ଜନ କଲ, ସେହିହେତୁ ତୁମକୁ ‘ନଦୀ’ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ। ହେ ସିନ୍ଧୁମାନେ, ସେଇ ହେଉଛି ତୁମର ନାମଗୁଡ଼ିକ।
Rishi: Atharvanic water-hymn tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Āpas / Sindhavaḥ (Waters/Rivers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with etiological narrative phrasing)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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