Sukta 2
प्रा॒णेन॑ त्वा द्वि॒पदां॒ चतु॑ष्पदाम॒ग्निमि॑व जा॒तम॒भि सं ध॑मामि । नम॑स्ते मृत्यो॒ चक्षु॑षे॒ नमः॑ प्रा॒णाय॑ तेऽकरम्
prāṇéna tvā dvipádāṃ cátuṣpadām agním iva jātám abhí sáṃ dhamāmi | námas te mṛtyóḥ cákṣuṣe námaḥ prāṇā́ya te ’káram
With breath I breathe upon thee—of bipeds, of quadrupeds—like fire new-born I kindle thee wholly. Homage to thee, O Death, to thine eye; homage have I made to Prāṇa for thee.
Com o Prāṇa eu sopro sobre ti — dos bípedes, dos quadrúpedes — e, como fogo recém-nascido, eu te acendo por inteiro. Reverência a ti, ó Morte, ao teu olho; reverência eu ofereci, por ti, ao Prāṇa.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Prāṇa; Mṛtyu (as power to be appeased); Agni as simile
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (Atharvanic irregularities)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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