Mantra 2

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यो विद्यात् सप्त प्रवतः सप्त विद्यात् परावतः । शिरो यज्ञस्य यो विद्यात् स वशां प्रति गृह्णीयात्

IAST Transliteration

yó vidyā́t saptá pravátaḥ saptá vidyā́t parāvátaḥ | śíro yajñásya yó vidyā́t sá vaśā́m práti gṛhṇīyāt ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Whoso should know the seven forward slopes, should know the seven far-remote regions; whoso should know the head of the Sacrifice, he may, in due claim, take to him the Vaśā-cow.

Word by Word

यःwho (he who)

विद्यात्should know

सप्तseven

प्रवत:slopes/descents (downward courses)

सप्तseven

विद्यात्should know

परावत:far regions/distances

शिरःhead

यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice

यःwho

विद्यात्should know

सःhe

वशाम्the vaśā-cow (a milch cow)

प्रतिtowards; in return

गृह्णीयात्should take/receive

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sūkta attributed within AV ritual corpus; specific ṛṣi assignment requires pada-anukramaṇī consultation).

Devata: Yajña (Sacrifice personified) / Vaśā as ritually empowered object

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant; to be confirmed by syllable count in critical edition)

Mantra Rasa

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