Rishi: Vājasaneyin ritual tradition
Devata: Chandas / saṃdhi (metre as stabilizing power)
Chandas: Mixed/metre-catalogue
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)द्विप॑दा॒ याश्चतु॑ष्पदा॒स्त्रिप॑दा॒ याश्च॒ षट्प॑दाः । विच्छ॑न्दा॒ याश्च॒ सच्छ॑न्दाः सू॒चीभि॑: शम्यन्तु त्वा
Transliterationdvipádā yā́ś cátuṣpadās tripádā yā́ś ca ṣáṭpadāḥ | vicchándā yā́ś ca sácchandāḥ sūcī́bhiḥ śamyantu tvā ||
Translationരണ്ടുകാലുള്ളവരും നാലുകാലുള്ളവരും, മൂന്നുകാലുള്ളവരും ആറുകാലുള്ളവരും; ഛന്ദസ്സിൽ വിച്ഛിന്നരായവരും സുഛന്ദസ്സുള്ളവരും—അവർ സൂചികളാൽ നിന്നെ ചേർത്ത് ഉറപ്പിക്കട്ടെ.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)द्विपदाः । याः । चतुष्पदाः । त्रिपदाः । याः । च । षट्पदाः । विच्छन्दाः । याः । च । सत्-छन्दाः । सूचीभिः । शम्यन्तु । त्वा
Word by Wordद्विपदाः(those) having two feet चतुष्पदाः(those) having four feet त्रिपदाः(those) having three feet षट्पदाः(those) having six feet विच्छन्दाःirregular in metre / without proper rhythm सच्छन्दाःregular in metre / well-rhythmed सूचीभिःwith needles / with pointed instruments शम्यन्तुlet (them) become pacified / be calmed Entities MentionedS
Saṃdhi (Junction/Joining) Viniyoga (Ritual Application)