Adhyaya 31 Mantra 15 - Shukla Yajurveda | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Mantra 15

Rishi: Puruṣa-sūkta tradition

Devata: Puruṣa as Paśu; Agni as the enclosed receiver

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स॒प्तास्या॑सन् परि॒धय॒स्त्रिः स॒प्त स॒मिध॑: कृ॒ताः । दे॒वा यद्य॒ज्ञं त॑न्वा॒ना अब॑ध्न॒न् पुरु॑षं प॒शुम्

Transliteration

saptā́syāsan paridháyas tríḥ saptá samídhaḥ kṛtā́ḥ | devā́ yád yajñáṃ tanvānā́ abádhnan púruṣaṃ paśúm ||

Translation

അവന് ഏഴ് പരിധികൾ (ചുറ്റുമുള്ള തടികൾ) ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; മൂന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം ഏഴ് സമിധകൾ ഒരുക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ദേവന്മാർ യജ്ഞം നടത്തിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ പുരുഷനെ പശു (ബലി)യായി ബന്ധിച്ചു.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

सप्त । अस्य । आसन् । परिधयः । त्रिः । सप्त । समिधः । कृताः । देवाः । यत् । यज्ञम् । तन्वानाः । अबध्नन् । पुरुषम् । पशुम् ।

Word by Word

सप्तseven

अस्याःof her / of this (f.)

आसन्were

परिधयःenclosing sticks / fire-enclosures

त्रिःthrice

सप्तseven

समिधःkindling-sticks

कृताःmade / prepared

देवाःthe gods

यत्when / as

यज्ञम्the sacrifice

तन्वानाःspreading / performing (it)

अबध्नन्they bound

पुरुषम्the Person (Puruṣa)

पशुम्as the victim / sacrificial animal

Entities Mentioned

Puruṣa

Agni

Devas (the gods collectively)

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