Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यज्ञपदीराक्षीरा स्वधाप्राणा महीलुका । वशा पर्जन्यपत्नी देवाँ अप्येति ब्रह्मणा

IAST Transliteration

yajñapadī́r ákṣīrāḥ svadhā́prāṇā mahī́lukā | vaśā́ párjanyapatnī́ devā́n ápyéti bráhmaṇā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With sacrifice for her footing, unmilkless, with svadhā for breath, of mighty fostering—Vaśā, the spouse of Parjanya, by brahman goes unto the gods.

Translation

યજ્ઞને પગથિયાં સમાન ધરાવનારી, અક્ષીરા (દૂધ વિનાની નહિ), સ્વધા-પ્રાણવાળી, મહાન પોષણશક્તિવાળી—વશા (Vaśā), પર્જન્યની પત્ની, બ્રહ્મ (મંત્રબળ) દ્વારા દેવો સુધી પહોંચે છે.

Word by Word

यज्ञपदीः(they) having the sacrificial path / sacrificial-footed

आक्षीराunmilked / without milk

स्वधाप्राणाःwhose life-breath is ‘svadhā’ (nourishment/oblation to Pitṛs)

महीलुकाःgreat/strong ones (fem.)

वशाthe Vashā-cow (a ritual cow)

पर्जन्यपत्नीwife of Parjanya (rain-god)

देवान्the gods

अपिalso; towards; in addition

एतिgoes; approaches

ब्रह्मणाby/with sacred utterance; by prayer (brahman)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī needed).

Devata: Parjanya / Devas collectively / Vaśā as sacral medium

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed)

Mantra Rasa

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