Mantra 17

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये अर्वाङ् मध्य उत वा पुराणं वेदं विद्वांसमभितो वदन्ति । आदित्यमेव ते परि वदन्ति सर्वे अग्निं द्वितीयं त्रिवृतं च हंसम्

IAST Transliteration

yé arvā́ṅ mádhya utá vā purāṇáṃ védaṃ vidvā́ṃsam abhíto vádanti | ādityám evá té pári vadanti sárve agníṃ dvitī́yaṃ trivṛ́taṃ ca haṃsám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They who, on this side in the midst, discourse on every hand of the ancient Veda and of the knowing sage—these all, in their full speech, declare Āditya alone; and Agni as the second, and the threefold Haṃsa.

Translation

ଯେମାନେ ଏଠାରେ, ମଧ୍ୟରେ, ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରୁ ପୁରାତନ ବେଦ ଓ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଋଷି ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରନ୍ତି—ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଜ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବଚନରେ କେବଳ ଆଦିତ୍ୟକୁ ଘୋଷଣା କରନ୍ତି; ଏବଂ ଅଗ୍ନିକୁ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ଭାବେ, ତଥା ତ୍ରିବୃତ ହଂସକୁ (ତ୍ରିରୂପ/ତ୍ରିଗୁଣ ହଂସ) ମଧ୍ୟ କହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

अर्वाक्below; on this side (downwards)

मध्येin the middle

उतand; also

वाor

पुराणम्ancient

वेदम्the Veda

विद्वांसम्knowing; learned

अभितःaround; on all sides

वदन्तिthey speak; they call

आदित्यम्Āditya (the Sun)

एवindeed; just

तेthey

परिaround; all about

वदन्तिthey speak; they call

सर्वेall

अग्निम्Agni (fire)

द्वितीयम्as the second

त्रिवृतम्threefold

चand

हंसम्the Haṃsa (swan; mystic bird)

Attribution

Rishi: AV 10.8 brahmodya tradition (often anonymous/collective).

Devata: Āditya (primary), Agni (secondary), Haṃsa (triadic symbol).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like (longer, discursive pādas; AV metrical variability).

Mantra Rasa

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