Mantra 9

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

(१४) अपो वामदेव्येन यज्ञं यज्ञायज्ञियेन

IAST Transliteration

apó vāmadevyéṇa yajñáṃ yajñāyajñíyena

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Waters (served) the Sacrifice with Vāmadevya, with Yajñāyajñiya.

Translation

Les Eaux (āpas) servirent le Sacrifice (yajña) par Vāmadevya, par Yajñāyajñiya.

Word by Word

• अ॒पः: waters
• अ॒पः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वामदे॒व्येन: by/with the Vāmadeva(-hymn/chant)
• वामदे॒व्येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वामदेव्य (प्रातिपदिक; वामदेव-सम्बद्ध)

• य॒ज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• य॒ज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• य॒ज्ञाय: for the sacrifice
• य॒ज्ञाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• य॒ज्ञिये॑न: by/with what is sacrificial (fit for sacrifice)
• य॒ज्ञिये॑न: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यज्ञ-योग्य/यज्ञ-सम्बद्ध’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution)

Devata: Apas (Waters) as deified medium; supported by Sāman-forms

Chandas: Short mantra; functional gāyatrī/anuṣṭubh segment (edition-dependent)

Mantra Rasa

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