Sukta 2
धनु॒र्हस्ता॑दा॒ददा॑नो मृ॒तस्य॑ स॒ह क्ष॒त्रेण॒ वर्च॑सा॒ बले॑न । स॒मागृ॑भाय॒ वसु॒ भूरि॑ पु॒ष्टम॒र्वाङ्त्वमेह्युप॑ जीवलो॒कम्
dhánur hastā́d ādádāno mṛtásya sahá kṣatréṇa várcasā bálenā | samā́gṛbhāya vásu bhū́ri púṣṭam arvā́ṅ tvám ehí úpa jīvalokám
Taking the bow from the hand of the dead, with kingly power, with splendour, with strength—grasp thou together abundant, thriving wealth; hitherward come thou, draw near unto the world of the living.
จงรับคันธนูจากมือของผู้ตาย พร้อมด้วยอำนาจกษัตริย์ รัศมี และกำลัง—จงรวบรวมทรัพย์อันอุดมและความอิ่มเอมให้พร้อมกัน; จงหันมาทางนี้และมาเถิด จงเข้าใกล้โลกของผู้มีชีวิต
Rishi: Pitṛmedha tradition (specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: Auspicious powers reclaimed from Death; implicitly opposed to Mṛtyu/Yama
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic flexibility)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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