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Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 33, Mantra 90

Rishi: Traditionally assigned to Vedic seers of the RV corpus from which the verse is drawn; in VS usage transmitted under the Adhvaryu’s liturgical lineage
Devata: Candramas / Sūrya-bandhu; also Aśva (as cosmic steed) in applied ritual sense
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in Yajus collection)

च॒न्द्रमा॑ अ॒प्स्वन्तरा सु॑प॒र्णो धा॑वते दि॒वि । र॒यिं पि॒शङ्गं॑ बहु॒लं पु॑रु॒स्पृह॒ᳪ हरि॑रेति॒ कनि॑क्रदत्

candramā́ apsv ántarā supárṇo dhā́vate diví | rayíṃ piśáṅgaṃ bahuláṃ puruspṛ́haṃ hárir eti kaníkradat

চন্দ্র, জলের অন্তরে অবস্থিত, সুপর্ণ (সুন্দর-পক্ষবিশিষ্ট) হয়ে দ্যুলোকে দ্রুত ধাবিত হয়। হরিত (তাম্রবর্ণ) অশ্ব হ্রেষাধ্বনি করতে করতে অগ্রসর হয়; সে ধন—রক্তাভ, প্রাচুর্যময় ও বহুজনে আকাঙ্ক্ষিত—বহন করে।

च॒न्द्रमा॑ । अ॒प्सु । अ॒न्तरा । सु॑प॒र्णः । धा॑वते । दि॒वि । र॒यिम् । पि॒शङ्ग॑म् । बहु॒लम् । पु॑रु॒स्पृह॑म् । हरिः॑ । ए॒ति॒ । कनि॑क्रदत् ।

C
Candramas (Candra)
Ā
Āpas (Waters)
A
Aśva (Cosmic Steed / Hari)