Atharva Veda 4.15.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 5
Sukta 15
उदी॑रयत मरुतः समुद्र॒तस्त्वे॒षो अ॒र्को नभ॒ उत् पा॑तयाथ । म॒ह॒ऋ॒ष॒भस्य॒ नद॑तो॒ नभ॑स्वतो वा॒श्रा आपः॑ पृथि॒वीं त॑र्पयन्तु
udī́rayata marutaḥ samudrátas tvéṣo arkó nábho út pātayātha | mahā́-ṛṣabhásya nádato nábhasvato vāśrā́ ā́paḥ pṛthivī́m tarpayantu ||
Stir ye up, O Maruts, from the ocean; hurl down from the cloud the vehement flash. Let the bellowing waters of the great bull, roaring, cloud-laden, refresh and satiate the Earth.
Poruszcie, o Marutowie, z oceanu; strąćcie z chmury gwałtowny błysk. Niecz ryczące wody wielkiego byka, rycząc, obładowane chmurami, orzeźwią i nasycą Ziemię.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (rain-invocation complex)
Devata: Maruts; Parjanya/thunder-cloud implied as ‘great bull’
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed meters occur)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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