Mantra 13

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अजो ह्य१ग्नेरजनिष्ट शोकाद् विप्रो विप्रस्य सहसो विपश्चित्। इष्टं पूर्तमभिपूर्तं वषट्कृतं तद् देवा ऋतुशः कल्पयन्तु

IAST Transliteration

ajó hí agnér ajanīṣṭa śókād vípro víprasya sáhaso vipaścít | iṣṭáṃ pūrtám abhipū́rtaṃ váṣaṭ-kṛtaṃ tád devā́ ṛtuśáḥ kalpayantu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For from Agni’s burning grief the Goat was born—wise, inspired, of the inspired one’s might, discerning. The sacrifice and the pious work, the over-filled pious work, made with the Vaṣaṭ—may the Gods, in season and in order, set that in due effect.

Word by Word

अजःthe unborn (one)

हिindeed/for

अग्नेःof Agni

अजनिष्टwas born/arose

शोकात्from grief/sorrow

विप्रःthe inspired sage

विप्रस्यof the sage

सहसःof might/force

विपश्चित्the discerning/wise

इष्टम्the (duly) sacrificed offering

पूर्तम्the fulfilled meritorious act (charity/works)

अभिपूर्तम्the fully completed/augmented ‘pūrta’

वषट्कृतम्that which is made with the vaṣaṭ-call (vaṣaṭ-accompanied offering)

तत्that

देवाःthe gods

ऋतुशःseason by season / in due seasons

कल्पयन्तुmay they arrange/ordain

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Agni (etiological source) and Devāḥ as merit-distributors

Chandas: Likely triṣṭubh/jagatī tendency (longer pādas), though AV transmission may vary

Mantra Rasa

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