Adhyaya 23 Mantra 19 - Shukla Yajurveda | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Mantra 19

Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional)

Devata: Gaṇapati / Bṛhaspati-like lordship function (Vājasaneyin epithetic theology); also ‘Vasu’ as addressed

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like opening; closing is shorter, refrain-like

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ग॒णानां॑ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिᳪ हवामहे प्रि॒याणां॑ त्वा प्रि॒यप॑तिᳪ हवामहे नि॒धीनां॑ त्वा॑ निधि॒पति॑ᳪ हवामहे वसो मम । आहम॑जानि गर्भ॒धमा त्वम॑जासि गर्भ॒धम्

Transliteration

gaṇā́nāṃ tvā gaṇápatim havāmahe priyā́nāṃ tvā priyápatim havāmahe nidhī́nāṃ tvā nidhípatim havāmahe vaso mama | ā́ham ajāni garbhadhámā tvám ajāsi garbhadhám ||

Translation

ഗണങ്ങളുടെ ഗണപതിയായി നിന്നെ ഞങ്ങൾ ആവാഹിക്കുന്നു; പ്രിയങ്ങളിലെ പ്രിയപതിയായി നിന്നെ ഞങ്ങൾ ആവാഹിക്കുന്നു; നിധികളുടെ നിധിപതിയായി നിന്നെ ഞങ്ങൾ ആവാഹിക്കുന്നു—ഹേ വസു, നീ എന്റേതാകുക. ഞാൻ ഗർഭധരനെ അറിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; നീ ഗർഭധരനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

गणानाम् । त्वा । गणपतिम् । हवामहे । प्रियाणाम् । त्वा । प्रियपतिम् । हवामहे । निधीनाम् । त्वा । निधिपतिम् । हवामहे । वसो । मम । आ । अहम् । अजानि । गर्भधम् । आ । त्वम् । अजासि । गर्भधम् ।

Word by Word

गणानाम्of the groups/hosts

त्वाyou (as object)

गणपतिम्the lord of the hosts (Gaṇapati)

हवामहेwe invoke/call

प्रियाणाम्of the dear ones/beloved

त्वाyou

प्रियपतिम्lord of the dear ones

हवामहेwe invoke

निधीनाम्of the treasures/deposits

त्वाyou

निधिपतिम्lord of treasures

हवामहेwe invoke

वसोO Vasu / O bountiful one

ममof me / my

अहम्I

अजानिI begot / I generated

गर्भधम्the embryo-bearer / the one who bears the germ

त्वम्you

अजासिyou beget / you generate

गर्भधम्the embryo-bearer / germ-bearing one

Entities Mentioned

Gaṇapati (Gaṇānāṃ pati)

Priyapati (Lord of the beloved)

Nidhipati (Lord of treasures)

Vasu

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