Sukta 12
रोहिणी- वनस्पतिः। रोह॑ण्यसि॒ रोह॑ण्य॒स्थ्नश्छि॒न्नस्य॒ रोह॑णी । रो॒हये॒दम॑रुन्धति
rohíṇī vanaspátiḥ | roháṇy asi roháṇy ásthnaś chinnásya roháṇī | roháyedám arúndhatī
Rohiṇī is the Forest’s Lord. Rohiṇī thou art: Rohiṇī, the knitter-up of bone that hath been severed. Knit thou this here—O Arundhatī, the firm restrainer.
ரோஹிணீ வனஸ்பதிகளின் அதிஷ்டாத்ரி. நீ ரோஹிணீ; ஹே ரோஹிணீ—வெட்டுண்ட எலும்பை இணைப்பவள். ஹே அருந்ததீ, உறுதியாகத் தடுத்து நிறுத்துபவளே—இதை இங்கே இணைத்து, இதை வளரச் செய்.
Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (often anonymous in medical sūktas)
Devata: Rohiṇī (plant-deity) and Arundhatī (stabilizing power)
Chandas: Mixed; largely Anuṣṭubh-like with vocative/imperative structure
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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