Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यज्ञपदीराक्षीरा स्वधाप्राणा महीलुका । वशा पर्जन्यपत्नी देवाँ अप्येति ब्रह्मणा

IAST Transliteration

yajñapadī́r ákṣīrāḥ svadhā́prāṇā mahī́lukā | vaśā́ párjanyapatnī́ devā́n ápyéti bráhmaṇā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With sacrifice for her footing, unmilkless, with svadhā for breath, of mighty fostering—Vaśā, the spouse of Parjanya, by brahman goes unto the gods.

Translation

യജ്ഞം അവളുടെ പാദപീഠം; അക്ഷീരാ (പാൽ ഇല്ലാത്തവളല്ല), സ്വധാ-പ്രാണവതി, മഹത്തായ പോഷണശക്തിയുള്ളവൾ—വശാ (Vaśā), പർജന്യന്റെ ഭാര്യ, ബ്രഹ്മം (മന്ത്രബലം)കൊണ്ട് ദേവന്മാരിലേക്കു എത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

यज्ञपदीः(they) having the sacrificial path / sacrificial-footed

आक्षीराunmilked / without milk

स्वधाप्राणाःwhose life-breath is ‘svadhā’ (nourishment/oblation to Pitṛs)

महीलुकाःgreat/strong ones (fem.)

वशाthe Vashā-cow (a ritual cow)

पर्जन्यपत्नीwife of Parjanya (rain-god)

देवान्the gods

अपिalso; towards; in addition

एतिgoes; approaches

ब्रह्मणाby/with sacred utterance; by prayer (brahman)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī needed).

Devata: Parjanya / Devas collectively / Vaśā as sacral medium

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed)

Mantra Rasa

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