Sukta 21
छन्दांसि। गा॒य॒त्र्यु॑१ष्णिग॑नु॒ष्टुब् बृ॑ह॒ती प॒ङ्क्तिस्त्रि॒ष्टुब् जग॑त्यै
chándāṃsi | gāyatrī́ uṣṇík anuṣṭúb bṛhatī́ paṅktís triṣṭúb jágatī́ íti
The metres: Gāyatrī, Uṣṇih, Anuṣṭubh, Bṛhatī, Paṅkti, Triṣṭubh, Jagatī—thus.
சந்தஸ்கள்—காயத்ரீ, உஷ்ணிக், அனுஷ்டுப், ப்ருஹதீ, பங்க்தி, த்ரிஷ்டுப், ஜகதீ—என இவ்வாறு.
Rishi: Notionally Atharvanic/technical (often unattributed in a personal r̥ṣi sense)
Devata: Chandas (the meters personified/collectivized)
Chandas: List-form (not a single meter; meta-liturgical)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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