Mantra 44

Rishi: Traditional: Yājñavalkya-lineage (Śukla-Yajurvedic transmission); RV-source attribution varies by anuvāka

Devata: Vāyu, Pūṣan (with Barhis as ritual focus)

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (predominant cadence; mixed pāda-feel possible due to Saṃhitā adaptation)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वा॑वृजे सुप्र॒जा ब॒र्हिरे॑षा॒मा वि॒श्पती॑व॒ व्वीरि॑ट इयाते । वि॒शाम॒क्तोरु॒षस॑: पू॒र्वहू॑तौ वा॒युः पू॒षा स्व॒स्तये॑ नि॒युत्वा॑न्

Transliteration

prá vāvṛje suprájā bárhir eṣām ā́ viśpátīva vvīríṭ iyāte | viśām aktór uṣásaḥ pūrváhūtau vāyúḥ pū́ṣā svastáye niyútvān

Translation

Vorwärts hat sich für sie dieses Barhis, reich an guter Nachkommenschaft, ausgebreitet; es kommt heran, kraftvoll, wie ein Herr des Volkes. Beim Zusammentreffen von Nacht und Morgenröte, von alters her angerufen, mögen Vāyu und Pūṣan, mit ihren Gespannen angeschirrt, zu unserem Heil herankommen.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

प्र । वा॑वृजे । सु-प्र॒जा । ब॒र्हिः । ए॒षा॒म् । आ । वि॒श्पती॑-इ॒व । व्वीरि॑ट् । इ॒या॒ते । वि॒शाम् । अ॒क्तोः । उ॒षसः॑ । पू॒र्व-हू॑तौ । वा॒युः । पू॒षा । स्व॒स्तये॑ । नि॒युत्वा॑न्

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

वावृजेhas turned/has advanced

सुप्रयाwith good onward course / well-advancing

बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)

एषाम्of these

आtowards, unto

विश्पतीthe two lords of the clan/settlement

इवlike, as

वीरिट्a hero/strong one (epithet)

इयातेgoes, proceeds

विशाम्of the peoples/clans

अक्तोःof the night

उषसःof Dawn

पूर्वहूतौthe two who were invoked earlier

वायुःVāyu (Wind-god)

पूषाPūṣan

स्वस्तयेfor well-being

नियुत्वान्possessing (his) teams/yoked pairs

Entities Mentioned

Barhis

Vāyu

Pūṣan

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary

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