Mantra 20
Rishi: Often treated as belonging to the brahman/Agni praise stratum; specific ṛṣi attribution uncertain in this excerpted context.
Devata: Agni / Brahmanic Ruc (splendour).
Chandas: Gāyatrī-like brevity with mixed cadence; commonly catalogued as Triṣṭubh/Anuṣṭubh admixture in later indices (requires metrical verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो दे॒वेभ्य॑ आ॒तप॑ति॒ यो दे॒वानां॑ पु॒रोहि॑तः । पूर्वो॒ यो दे॒वेभ्यो॑ जा॒तो नमो॑ रु॒चाय॒ ब्राह्म॑ये
Transliteration
yó devébhya ātápati yó devā́nāṃ puróhitaḥ | pū́rvo yó devébhyo jātó námo rucā́ya brā́hmye
Translation
ദേവന്മാർക്കായി തപിക്കുന്നവൻ, ദേവന്മാരുടെ പുരോഹിതൻ (മുൻപിൽ സ്ഥാപിത യാജകൻ); ദേവന്മാർക്കുമുമ്പേ ജനിച്ചവൻ—ആ രുചിക്ക് (തേജസ്സിന്), ബ്രാഹ്മ്യ തേജസ്സിന് നമസ്കാരം.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
यः । दे॒वेभ्यः । आ॒-तप॑ति । यः । दे॒वा॒नाम् । पु॒रः-हि॑तः । पू॒र्वः । यः । दे॒वेभ्यः । जा॒तः । नमः॑ । रु॒चाय॑ । ब्राह्म॑ये
Word by Word
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभ्यःto/for the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आतपतिhe heats / shines forth
आतपति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√तप् (तपँ दाहे) उपसर्गः आ-
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरोहितःthe priest set in front; household/ritual priest
पुरोहितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक; पुरस्-हित)
पूर्वःformer, first, primordial
पूर्वः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of यः/पुरोहितः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभ्यःfrom the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
Kartā (as predicate of यः)
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जनँ प्रादुर्भावे) → जात (क्त-प्रत्यय)
नमःobeisance, salutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
रुचायto the radiance / splendor
रुचाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्राह्मयेto the brahmanic one / to the one belonging to Brahman
ब्राह्मये:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootब्राह्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘brahmanic, pertaining to ब्रह्मन्’)
Entities Mentioned
A
AgniB
Brahman (brahmanic power)R
Ruc (Śrī/tejas as ‘shining splendour’)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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