Sukta 2
सु॒खं सूर्य॒ रथ॑मंशु॒मन्तं॑ स्यो॒नं सु॒वह्नि॒मधि॑ तिष्ठ वा॒जिन॑म्। यं ते॒ वह॑न्ति ह॒रितो॒ वहि॑ष्ठाः श॒तमश्वा॒ यदि॑ वा स॒प्त ब॒ह्वीः
sukháṃ sū́rya rátham aṃśumántaṃ syonáṃ suvahním ádhi tiṣṭha vājínam | yáṃ te váhanti haríto váhiṣṭhāḥ śatám aśvā́ yádi vā saptá bahvī́ḥ ||
Mount thou, O Sūrya, the radiant chariot, pleasant and kindly, easy to be borne, the swift prize-winner;—that which thy tawny steeds, best of bearers, convey for thee, whether a hundred horses, or seven, or many.
Sobe de bom augúrio, ó Sūrya, ao carro radiante, benfazejo e propício, de fácil condução, veloz conquistador do prêmio; — aquele que teus corcéis fulvos, os melhores condutores, levam para ti, sejam cem cavalos, ou sete, ou muitos.
Rishi: Traditionally Sūrya-hymn seers; in AV 13.2 the hymn is Sūrya-centered (r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Sūrya (Āditya), with Haritaḥ as subsidiary personifications
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence in AV 13.2 context (meter requires pada-count verification by padapāṭha edition).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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