Mantra 24

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देवा वशामयाचन् यस्मिन्नग्रे अजायत । तामेतां विद्यान्नारदः सह देवैरुदाजत

IAST Transliteration

devā́ vaśā́m ayācan yásminn ágre ájāyata | tā́m etā́ṁ vidyā́n nā́radaḥ sahá deváiḥ udā́jat ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Gods demanded the vāśā, at the first, when she was brought to birth: this very (ordinance) let Nārada know; with the Gods he set her forth on high.

Translation

आदि काळी, ती जन्माला आली तेव्हा देवांनी ‘वशा’ची याचना केली; हाच विधी नारदाने जाणला—आणि देवांसह तिला उंच प्रतिष्ठित केले.

Word by Word

देवाःthe gods

वशाम्the cow (vashā; a cow used/fit for rite)

अयाचन्asked/begged

यस्मिन्in which

अग्रेat first; in the beginning

अजायतwas born; arose

ताम्her/that (cow)

एताम्this

विद्यात्should know

नारदःNārada

सहtogether with

देवैःwith the gods

उदाजत्drove/led forth; brought out

Attribution

Rishi: Nārada (named within; treated as seer/authority figure).

Devata: Devāḥ (the Gods collectively); vāśā as sacralized fee-object.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely).

Mantra Rasa

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