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Sukta 16
अ॒ल॒साला॑सि॒ पूर्व॑ सि॒लाञ्जा॑ला॒स्युत्त॑रा । नी॒ला॒ग॒ल॒साला॑
alasā́lā asi pū́rvā silāñjā́lāsi úttarā | nīlā́galasālā́
Thou art Alasālā, the former; thou art Silāñjālā, the latter—thou art Nīlāgalasālā.
ท่านคือ อลาสาลา (Alasālā) ผู้มาก่อน; ท่านคือ ศิลาญชาลา (Silāñjālā) ผู้มาภายหลัง—ท่านคือ นีลากลาสาลา (Nīlāgalasālā).
Rishi: Atharvanic
Devata: Eye-affliction under multiple names
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (compressed/elliptical)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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