Mantra 19
Rishi: Traditional Vājasaneyin transmission (Aśvamedha liturgy; r̥ṣi-attribution not explicit in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Śrī/Puṣṭi as prosperity-powers; secondarily the Yajña as a deified totality.
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in VS 33 royal liturgy; exact metrical scansion may vary with pada division).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गाव॒ उपा॑वताव॒तं म॒ही य॒ज्ञस्य॑ र॒प्सुदा॑ । उ॒भा कर्णा॑ हिर॒ण्यया॑
Transliteration
gā́va upā́vatāvatáṃ mahī́ yajñásya rapsúdā́ | ubhā́ karṇā́ hiraṇyáyā́
Translation
Kommt herbei, o Kühe (ihr Strahlen), zu der Mächtigen, der Spenderin des Saftes dem Opfer: beide ihre Ohren sind aus Gold.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
गावः । उप-आवतावतम् । मही । यज्ञस्य । रप्सु-दा । उभा । कर्णा । हिरण्यया ।
Word by Word
गाःcows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो
उपावतावताम्the one who comes near / approaches (invited/coming hither)
उपावतावताम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootउपावतावत (प्रातिपदिक; उप + अव + √वा ‘वायौ/गत्यर्थे’ इत्यस्य कृत/तद्धित-निर्माणः)
महीthe great (goddess) / the Earth
मही:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमही
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
रप्सुदाgiving beauty/ornament (lit. ‘giver of rapsu’)
रप्सुदा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootरप्सुदा (रप्सु + दा) अथवा रप्सु-द (प्रातिपदिक) ; √दा ‘दाने’
उभाboth
उभा:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
कर्णाears
कर्णा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
हिरण्ययाwith/through golden (ornaments)
हिरण्यया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य
Entities Mentioned
Ś
Śrī (Prosperity)P
Puṣṭi (Nourishment)Y
Yajña (deified Sacrifice)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
Commentary Summary