Adhyaya 32 Mantra 9 - Shukla Yajurveda | Malay | Vedapath

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Mantra 9

Rishi: Unnamed ‘vidvān’ speaker; associated with esoteric tradition within the anuvāka

Devata: Gandharva (as guardian) and the ‘Amṛta’ principle (resolved to Prajāpati/Brahman in exegesis)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र तद्वो॑चेद॒मृतं॒ नु वि॒द्वान् ग॑न्ध॒र्वो धाम॒ विभृ॑तं॒ गुहा॒ सत् । त्रीणि॑ प॒दानि॒ निहि॑ता॒ गुहा॑स्य॒ यस्तानि॒ वेद॒ स पि॒तुः पि॒ताऽस॑त्

Transliteration

prá tád voced amṛ́taṃ nú vidvā́n gandharvó dhā́ma vibhṛ́taṃ guhā́ sád | trī́ṇi padā́ni nihítā guhā́syá yás tā́ni véda sá pitúḥ pitā́ ’sat

Translation

Biarlah dia, yang mengetahui, mengisytiharkan yang abadi itu: Gandharva, yang bersemayam di guha (gua), memikul dhāman (tatanan/kediaman) yang terbahagi-bahagi. Tiga langkah (pada) tersembunyi di dalam guha; sesiapa yang mengetahuinya, dia menjadi bapa kepada bapa.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

प्र । तत् । वोचेत् । अमृतम् । नु । विद्वान् । गन्धर्वः । धाम । विभृतम् । गुहा । सत् । त्रीणि । पदानि । निहितानि । गुहायाः । यः । तानि । वेद । सः । पितुः । पिता । असत् ।

Word by Word

प्रforth; forward

तत्that (truth/thing)

वःto you / for you

वोचेत्may (he) speak/tell

अमृतम्immortality; the deathless (nectar/truth)

नुnow; indeed

विद्वान्knowing; the knower

गन्धर्वःthe Gandharva

धामabode; seat; splendor

विभृतम्borne/held apart; sustained

गुहाin the cave; in secrecy

सत्being; existing; true

त्रीणिthree

पदानिsteps; पदs; stations

निहितानिplaced; deposited

गुहायाःof the cave; of the secret place

यःwho

तानिthose (three)

वेदknows

सःhe

पितुःof the father

पिता(is) father

असत्was; became

Entities Mentioned

Gandharva

Amṛta (Immortal principle)

Prajāpati/Brahman (implied)

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