Mantra 33

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपूर्वेणेषिता वाचस्ता वदन्ति यथायथम्। वदन्तीर्यत्र गच्छन्ति तदाहुर्ब्राह्मणं महत्

IAST Transliteration

apū́rveṇeṣitā́ vā́cas tā́ vadanti yáthā-yatham | vádantīr yátra gáchanti tád ā́hur brā́hmaṇaṃ mahát ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Urged on by a power primeval and unexampled, the Voices speak, each after its proper fashion. Whither, still speaking, they proceed—this men proclaim to be the mighty Brahman.

Word by Word

अपूर्वेणwith/by the unprecedented (new)

ईषिताimpelled, set in motion

वाचःspeeches/words

ताःthose

वदन्तिthey speak

यथाas, in the manner that

यथम्accordingly, in due manner

वदन्तीःspeaking

यत्रwhere

गच्छन्तिthey go

तदाthen

आहुःthey say, they declare

ब्राह्मणम्the brahman (sacred utterance / brahman-principle)

महत्great

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally attributed within AVŚ 10.8 to a brahmavidyā-seer (speculative hymn; often treated as Atharvanic/Angirasic in character).

Devata: Brahman / Vāc (sacral speech as power).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of 8 syllables; approximate).

Mantra Rasa

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