Mantra 17

Rishi: Yājñavalkya-tradition (school attribution).

Devata: Uṣas and the Viśve Devāḥ.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उ॒षे य॒ह्वी सु॒पेश॑सा॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वा अम॑र्त्याः । त्रि॒ष्टुप्छन्द॑ इ॒हेन्द्रि॒यं प॑ष्ठ॒वाड्गौ॒र्वयो॑ दधुः

Transliteration

uṣé yahvī́ supéśasā víśve devā́ amártyāḥ | triṣṭúp chánda ihéndriyáṃ páṣṭha-vā́ḍ gā́ur váyo dadhúḥ

Translation

At dawn, the swift one, fair in adornment—(come) all ye gods, the immortals. The Triṣṭubh as metre—here Indra’s vigour: the broad-backed Cow, as vital power, they established.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

उ॒षे इति॑ । य॒ह्वी । सु॒-॒पेश॑सा । विश्वे॑ । दे॒वाः । अम॑र्त्याः । त्रि॒ष्टुप् । छन्दः॑ । इ॒ह । इ॒न्द्रि॒यम् । प॑ष्ठ॒-॒वाट् । गौः । वयः॑ । दधुः

Word by Word

उषेO Uṣas (Dawn)

यह्वीswift/impetuous (O swift one)

सुपेशसाof beautiful form/appearance

विश्वेall

देवाःthe gods

अमर्त्याःimmortal

त्रिष्टुप्छन्दःthe Triṣṭubh metre

इहhere

इन्द्रियम्power, vigor, lordly might

पष्ठवाट्the broad-backed/strong-backed one (epithet)

गौःthe cow (symbolic: dawn/light)

वयःvital strength / life / vigor

दधुःthey have placed/established

Entities Mentioned

Uṣas

Viśve Devāḥ

Indra

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary

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