Sukta 5
स्वप्न॑ स्वप्नाभि॒कर॑णेन॒ सर्वं॒ नि स्वापया॒ जन॑म्। ओ॒त्सू॒र्यम॒न्यान्त्स्वा॒पया॑व्यु॒षं जा॑गृताद॒हमिन्द्र॑ इ॒वारि॑ष्टो॒ अक्षि॑तः
svapná svapnābhikarā́ṇena sárvaṃ ní svāpayā jánam | út sū́ryam anyā́nt svāpayāvyúṣaṃ jā́gṛtād ahám índra ivā́riṣṭo ákṣitaḥ
O Sleep, by thy dream-working enchantment lull down to slumber all the folk. Till the Sun rise, lull thou the others: from wakefulness am I awake—like Indra, unhurt, unconsumed.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Svapna (Sleep/Dream), with Indra as protective paradigm
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic; approximates anuṣṭubh cadence but not strictly)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: vira
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