Mantra 10

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

या पुरस्ताद् युज्यते या च पश्चाद् या विश्वतो युज्यते या च सर्वतः । यया यज्ञः प्राङ् तायते तां त्वा पृछामि कतमा सर्चाम्

IAST Transliteration

yā́ purástād yujyáte yā́ ca paścā́d yā́ viśváto yujyáte yā́ ca sárvataḥ | yayā́ yajñáḥ prā́ṅ tāyáte tā́ṃ tvā pr̥chāmi katamā́ sā́ ŕ̥cām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

She who is yoked in front, and she who behind; she who is yoked from every side, and she from all quarters: by whom the Sacrifice is stretched forth and drawn onward—her I ask of thee: which of the verses is she?

Word by Word

याshe/that which

पुरस्तात्in front, from the east/fore

युज्यतेis yoked/joins/is applied

याshe/that which

चand

पश्चात्behind, from the west/aft

याshe/that which

विश्वतःfrom all sides, on every side

युज्यतेis yoked/joins/is applied

याshe/that which

चand

सर्वतःfrom everywhere, on all sides

ययाby which

यज्ञःthe sacrifice

प्राङ्forward-facing, eastward

तायतेstretches/extends (goes forth)

ताम्that (her)

त्वाyou

पृच्छामिI ask

कतमाwhich (one)?, what (kind)?

साshe/that

ऋचाम्of the verses (ṛcs)

Attribution

Rishi: Skambha-speculative tradition (variable)

Devata: Ṛc/Chandas as personified ordering power; ultimately Skambha/Brahman

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed)

Mantra Rasa

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