Sukta 7
वि॒द्युज्जि॒ह्वा म॒रुतो॒ दन्ता॑ रे॒वति॑र्ग्री॒वाः कृत्ति॑का स्क॒न्धा घ॒र्मो वहः॑
vidyúj jihvā́ marúto dántā revátīr grīvā́ḥ kṛ́ttikā skandhā́ gharmó váhaḥ
Lightning is the tongue; the Maruts are the teeth; the Revatis are the necks; the Kṛttikās the shoulders; heat is the back that bears.
విద్యుత్ నాలుక; మరుతులు పళ్లు; రేవతులు (నక్షత్ర-దేవతలు) మెడలు; కృత్తికలు (నక్షత్ర-దేవతలు) భుజాలు; ‘ఘర్మ’ (తాపం) భారాన్ని మోయు వెన్ను.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Meteorological and astral powers as limb-guardians (Vidyut, Maruts, Revati, Kṛttikā, Gharma)
Chandas: Catalogic/ritual style (meter secondary to enumeration)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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