Atharva Veda 6.11.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 3
Sukta 11
प्र॒जाप॑ति॒रनु॑मतिः सिनीवा॒ल्यऽचीक्लृपत्। स्त्रषू॑यम॒न्यत्र॒ दध॒त् पुंमां॑समु दधदि॒ह
prajā́patir ánumatiḥ sinīvālī́ ’cīklṛpat | strāṣūyám anyátra dádhat puṁmā́ṁsam úd dadhad ihá ||
Prajāpati, Anumati, Sinīvālī have ordered it aright: setting womanhood elsewhere, they here set up and bring forth the male.
प्रजापतिरनुमतिः सिनीवालीऽचीक्लृपत्। स्त्रषूयमन्यत्र दधत् पुंमांसमु दधदिह।
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic tradition (not explicit here).
Devata: Prajāpati with Anumati and Sinīvālī.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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