Sukta 10
वि॒धुं द॑द्रा॒णं स॑लि॒लस्य॑ पृ॒ष्ठे युवा॑नं॒ सन्तं॑ पलि॒तो ज॑गार । दे॒वस्य॑ पश्य॒ काव्यं॑ महि॒त्वाद्य म॒मार॒ स ह्यः समा॑न
vidhúṃ dadrā́ṇaṃ salilásya pṛṣṭhé yúvānaṃ sántaṃ palitó jagāra | devásya páśya kā́vyaṃ mahitvā́dyá mamā́ra sá hyáḥ samā́na
The Vidhú, running on the back of the waters—young though being— the gray-haired one hath roused. Behold the god’s poetic craft by his greatness: today he hath died, who yesterday was the same.
జలపు పృష్టంపై పరుగెత్తే విధువును—యువకుడై ఉన్నా—పలితుడు (నెరిసినవాడు) లేపాడు. దేవుని కావ్యకౌశల్యాన్ని ఆయన మహిమచేత చూడండి: నిన్న అదే ఉన్నవాడు నేడు మరణించాడు.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: A divine cyclic principle (often read cosmologically; identification varies: lunar/solar/time-force)
Chandas: Requires metrical verification
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: karuna
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