Sukta 28
मि॒त्र एनं॒ वरु॑णो वा रि॒शादा॑ ज॒रामृ॑त्युं कृणुतां संविदा॒नौ। तद॒ग्निर्होता॑ व॒युना॑नि विद्वान् विश्वा॑ दे॒वानां॒ जनि॑मा विवक्ति
mítra énaṃ váruṇo vā riśā́dā jarā́mṛtyuṃ kṛṇutāṃ saṃvidānáu | tád agnír hótā vayúnāni vidvā́n víśvā devā́nāṃ jánimā vivakti ||
May Mitra—or Varuṇa, the devourer of hurt—by joint accord make for this man a turning from age-and-death. That Agni, the Hotṛ, knowing the ordinances, distinguisheth all the births and offices of the Gods.
Que Mitra — ou Varuṇa, devorador do mal — por comum acordo faça para este homem um desvio da velhice-e-da-morte. Esse Agni, o Hotṛ, conhecedor das ordenanças (vayunāni), distingue todos os nascimentos e ofícios dos deuses.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (as typical for AV healing/life rites; specific r̥ṣi assignment depends on the anukramaṇī tradition for 2.28).
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa; Agni (Hotṛ) as ritual mediator
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable cadence typical of the verse’s structure)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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