Atharva Veda 3.8.2: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 2
Sukta 8
धा॒ता रा॒तिः स॑वि॒तेदं जु॑षन्ता॒मिन्द्र॒स्त्वष्टा॒ प्रति॑ हर्यन्तु मे॒ वचः॑ । हु॒वे दे॒वीमदि॑तिं॒ शूर॑पुत्रां सजा॒तानां॑ मध्यमे॒ष्ठा यथासा॑नि
dhā́tā rātíḥ savité́daṃ juṣantām índras tváṣṭā práti haryantu me vácáḥ | huvè devī́m áditiṃ śū́raputrāṃ sajātā́nāṃ madhyaméṣṭhā yáthā́ sānī ||
Let Dhātṛ, Bounty, and Savitar take pleasure in this; let Indra and Tvaṣṭṛ approve my speech. I call on the goddess Aditi, the hero’s daughter, that among my co-born peers I may stand in the middle—pre-eminent.
धाता रातिः सविता इदं जुषन्ताम्; इन्द्रस्त्वष्टा प्रति हर्यन्तु मे वचः। हुवे देवीम् अदितिं शूरपुत्रां, सजातानां मध्यमेष्ठा यथासानि॥
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (status/realm hymn cycle)
Devata: Dhātṛ, Rāti, Savitar; Indra, Tvaṣṭṛ; Aditi
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like (probable; extended pādas)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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