Sukta 17
शु॒नं वा॒हाः शु॒नं नरः॑ शु॒नं कृ॑षतु॒ लाङ्ग॑लम्। शु॒नं व॑र॒त्रा ब॑ध्य॒न्तां शु॒नमष्ट्रा॒मुदि॑ङ्गय
śunáṃ vāhā́ḥ śunáṃ náraḥ śunáṃ kṛṣatu lā́ṅgalam | śunáṃ varatrā́ badhyántāṃ śunám aṣṭrā́m úd iṅgaya ||
Auspicious be the teams, auspicious the men; auspiciously let the plough do its ploughing. Auspiciously let the traces be fastened; auspiciously ply thou the goad.
مبارک ہوں ٹیمیں، مبارک ہوں آدمی؛ اور مبارک ہو کہ ہل اپنا ہل چلائے۔ مبارک ہو کہ پٹے باندھے جائیں؛ مبارک ہو کہ تو آنکڑا چلائے۔
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Auspiciousness (śunam) applied to ploughing apparatus; implicitly Śunāsīrau/field-fertility complex
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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