Mantra 3

Sukta 73

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वाहाकृतः शुचिर्देवेषु यज्ञो यो अश्विनोश्चमसो देवपानः । तमु विश्वे अमृतासो जुषाणा गन्धर्वस्य प्रत्यास्ना रिहन्ति

IAST Transliteration

svā́hākṛtaḥ śúcir devéṣu yajñó yó aśvinóś camasó devapā́naḥ | tám u víśve amṛ́tāso juṣāṇā́ gandharvásya pratyāsnā́ ríhanti

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Offered with Svāhā, pure among the gods, is the sacrifice—this cup of the Aśvins, a draught for deities. That, verily, all the Immortals, taking delight therein, lick at the very lip, as (one) of the Gandharva.

Word by Word

स्वाहा॑कृतःmade/uttered with svāhā (consecrated by the svāhā-call)

शुचिःpure

देवेषुamong the gods

यज्ञःthe sacrifice

यःwhich/who

अश्विनोःof the two Aśvins

चand

चमसःthe cup (soma-cup)

देवपानःdrunk by the gods / for the gods’ drinking

तम्him/that (sacrifice/cup)

उindeed

विश्वेall

अमृतासःthe immortals

जुषाणाःenjoying, accepting with favor

गन्धर्वस्यof the Gandharva

प्रत्यास्नाःwith the counter/returning mouths (snouts/tongues), in opposition

रिहन्तिthey lick

Attribution

Rishi: Anukramaṇī confirmation required.

Devata: Aśvins; ‘Viśve Devāḥ’ (All Gods) as acceptors; Gandharva as liminal guardian figure.

Chandas: Likely Jagatī/Triṣṭubh mixture; requires scan.

Mantra Rasa

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