Mantra 7

Sukta 16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बृहस्पतिरमत हि त्यदासां नाम स्वरीणां सदने गुहा यत्। आण्डेव भित्वा शकुनस्य गर्भमुदुस्रियाः पर्वतस्य त्मनाजत्

IAST Transliteration

bṛ́haspátir amata hí tyád āsā́ṃ nā́ma svarī́ṇāṃ sádane gúhā yát | āṇḍā́ iva bhitvā́ śakunásya gárbham úd usríyāḥ párvatasya tmánā́jat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For Bṛhaspati found out that— the name of those shining ones—where, in their seat, it lay hidden in the cave. Like eggs, having split the bird’s brood, he of his own might drave the ruddy cows forth from the mountain.

Word by Word

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

अमतthought, deemed

हिindeed, for

त्यत्that (thing)

आसाम्of them

नामname

स्वरीणाम्of the resounding/chanting ones (singers)

सदनेin the seat/dwelling

गुहाin the cave, in concealment

यत्which/when

आण्डेin the egg

इवas if, like

भित्वाhaving split/broken

शकुनस्यof the bird

गर्भम्embryo, womb, offspring

उत्up, out

उस्रियाःof the dawn-cow / ruddy one (poetic: dawn/light)

पर्वतस्यof the mountain

त्मनाby his own self, by his own power

अजत्drove forth, brought out

Attribution

Rishi: Bṛhaspati / Angiras

Devata: Bṛhaspati

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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