Sukta 18
अ॒हो॒रा॒त्रे नासि॑के॒ दिति॒श्चादि॑तिश्च शीर्षकपा॒ले सं॑वत्स॒रः शिरः॑
ahorātré nā́sike dítíś cā́ditiś ca śīrṣakapālé saṃvatsaráḥ śíraḥ
Day-and-night are the nostrils; Diti and Aditi are (there); in the skull the Year is the head.
अहोरात्रे नासिके; दितिश्चादितिश्च तत्र; शीर्षकपाले संवत्सरः शिरः।
Rishi: Anonymous Vratya tradition
Devata: Ahorātra (Day-Night); Diti; Aditi; Saṃvatsara (Year)
Chandas: Prose-like identificatory style
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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