Mantra 11

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इयमेव सा या प्रथमा व्यौच्छदास्वितरासु चरति प्रविष्टा । महान्तो अस्यां महिमानो अन्तर्वधूर्जिगाय नवगज्जनित्री

IAST Transliteration

iyám eva sā́ yā́ prathamā́ vyàucchad ā́sv ítarāsu carati pravíṣṭā́ | mahā́nto asyā́ṃ mahimā́no antár vadhū́r jigāya navagá jánitrī

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This—yea, she—is she who first shone forth; in these, in the other (realms), she moveth, entered in. Great are the greatnesses within her: the Bride hath conquered—Navaga’s Generatrix.

Word by Word

इयम्this (woman/one)

एवindeed, just

साshe, that

याwho, which

प्रथमाfirst

व्यौच्छत्shone forth, dawned

आtowards, unto

अस्वितरासुamong the others (nights/dawns)

चरतिmoves, goes about

प्रविष्टाentered, having entered

महान्तःgreat (ones), mighty (powers)

अस्याम्in her, in this (one)

महिमानःgreatnesses, majesties

अन्तःwithin

वधूःbride; young woman

जिगायhas conquered, won

नवगninefold / of the Navagas

जनित्रीbegetter, mother, producer

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative seer tradition; Navaga is invoked as mythic-seer marker.

Devata: Virāj (with Uṣas-like dawning aspect; bridal śakti).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like; AV mixed cadence.

Mantra Rasa

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