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Atharvaveda Saṃhitā (Śaunaka) 6.48

श्येनो ऽसि गायत्रछन्दा अनु त्वा रभे । स्वस्ति मा सं वहास्य यज्ञस्योदृचि स्वाहा ॥१॥

śyeno 'si gāyatrachandā anu tvā rabhe | svasti mā saṃ vahāsya yajñasyodṛci svāhā ||1||

A falcon art thou, with gāyatrá for meter; I take hold after thee; carry me along to welfare at the close (udṛ́c) of this offering: hail!

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

ऋभुर् असि जगछन्दा अनु त्वा रभे । स्वस्ति मा सं वहास्य यज्ञस्योदृचि स्वाहा ॥२॥

ṛbhur asi jagachandā anu tvā rabhe | svasti mā saṃ vahāsya yajñasyodṛci svāhā ||2||

A Ribhu art thou, with jágat for meter; I take hold etc. etc.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

वृषासि त्रिष्टुप्छन्दा अनु त्वा रभे । स्वस्ति मा सं वहास्य यज्ञस्योदृचि स्वाहा ॥३॥

vṛṣāsi triṣṭupchandā anu tvā rabhe | svasti mā saṃ vahāsya yajñasyodṛci svāhā ||3||

A bull art thou, with triṣṭúbh for meter; I take hold etc. etc.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)