Sukta 1
खे रथस्य खेऽनसः खे युगस्य शतक्रतो । अपालामिन्द्र त्रिष्पूत्वाकृणोः सूर्यत्वचम्
khé rathásya khé ’násas khé yugásya śatakrato | apā́lām indra tríḥ pūtvā́kṛṇoḥ sū́rya-tvacam
In the socket of the chariot, in the socket of the wain, in the socket of the yoke, O Śatakratu—Apālā, O Indra, having thrice purified, thou madest sun-skinned.
No encaixe do carro, no encaixe da carroça, no encaixe do jugo, ó Śatakratu: Apālā, ó Indra, purificada três vezes, tu a fizeste de pele solar.
Rishi: Vivāha-kāṇḍa Atharvanic tradition; mythic linkage to Apālā narrative complex.
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu); Apālā as narrative figure.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (two pādas of 8 syllables; typical domestic meter).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta