Mantra 26
Sukta 10
वशामेवामृतमाहुर्वशां मृत्युमुपासते । वशेदं सर्वमभवद् देवा मनुष्या३ असुराः पितर ऋषयः
vaśā́m evā́mṛtam ā́hur vaśā́ṃ mṛtyúm upā́sate | vaśédaṃ sárvam abhavad devā́ manuṣyā́ asúrāḥ pitára ṛ́ṣayaḥ ||
Vaśā—her indeed they call Immortality; Vaśā—Death do they wait upon. Vaśā became this All: gods and men, Asuras, Fathers, and seers.
瓦沙（Vaśā）——人们确称她为不死；瓦沙——人们又侍候并等待死亡。瓦沙成为这一切：诸神与人类，阿修罗（Asura），祖灵（Pitṛ），以及诸仙圣（ṛṣi）。
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition.
Devata: Vaśā (identified with amṛta and mṛtyu; encompassing principle).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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