Adhyaya 12 Mantra 61 - Shukla Yajurveda | French | Vedapath

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Mantra 61

Rishi: Yājñavalkya-tradition

Devata: Pṛthivī, Agni; Prajāpati/Viśvakarman (principal theological agent)

Chandas: Yajus-formula with ṛc-like cadence (not strictly metrical)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मा॒तेव॑ पु॒त्रं पृ॑थि॒वी पु॑री॒ष्य॒म॒ग्निᳪ स्वे योना॑वभारु॒खा । तां विश्वै॑र्दे॒वैरृ॒तुभि॑: संविदा॒नः प्र॒जाप॑तिर्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ वि मु॑ञ्चतु

Transliteration

mā́teva putráṃ pṛthivī́ purīṣyám agníṃ své yónāv abhā́rukhā | tā́ṃ víśvair deváir ṛtúbhiḥ saṃvidānáḥ prajā́patir víśvakarmā́ ví muñcatu

Translation

Comme une mère son fils, ainsi la Terre, porteuse de purīṣa, a élevé Agni dans son propre sein. En accord avec tous les dieux et avec les saisons, que Prajāpati, l’Artisan universel (Viśvakarman), la délivre et la rende sans liens.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

माता-इव । पुत्रम् । पृथिवी । पुरीष्यम् । अग्निम् । स्वे । योनौ । अभि-आरु॒खा । ताम् । विश्वैः । देवैः । ऋतुभिः । संविदानः । प्रजापतिः । विश्वकर्मा । वि । मुञ्चतु ।

Word by Word

माताmother

इवlike, as

पुत्रम्son

पृथिवीthe Earth

पुरीष्यम्rich in manure/soil; fertile

अग्निम्Agni (fire)

स्वेin his own

योनौin the womb/abode

अभारुखाhas mounted/has ascended (entered upon)

ताम्her (that)

विश्वैःwith all

देवैःby/with the gods

ऋतुभिःwith the seasons

संविदानःbeing in concord/being united (agreeing)

प्रजापतिःPrajāpati

विश्वकर्माViśvakarman (all-maker)

विapart, asunder (intensifier)

मुञ्चतुmay he release/loosen

Entities Mentioned

Pṛthivī (Earth)

Agni

Prajāpati

Viśvakarman

Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods)

Ṛ

Ṛtavaḥ (Seasons)

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