Mantra 20

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आस्नस्ते गाथा अभवन्नुष्णिहाभ्यो बलं वशे । पाजस्याऽज्जज्ञे यज्ञ स्तनेभ्यो रश्मयस्तव

IAST Transliteration

āsnás te gā́thā abhavann uṣṇíhābhyo bálaṃ vaśe | pā́jasyāj jajñe yájña stánébhyó raśmáyas táva ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From thy mouth the songs came into being; from the Uṣṇihs, O Vasā, strength. From fiery vigor the sacrifice was born; from thy breasts, thy rays (of power) issued.

Translation

உன் வாயிலிருந்து கீதங்கள் (காதா) தோன்றின; உஷ்ணிஹ் (Uṣṇih) சந்தஸ்களிலிருந்து, ஓ வஸா, வலிமை வெளிப்பட்டது. தீவிரமான பாஜஸ்ய (pājasya) தேஜஸிலிருந்து யஜ்ஞம் பிறந்தது; உன் மார்புகளிலிருந்து உன் ரஷ்மிகள்—சக்தியின் கதிர்கள்—புறப்பட்டன.

Word by Word

आस्नःof (your) mouth/face (i.e., from the mouth)

तेof you/your

गाथाःsongs, chants

अभवन्became, came to be

उष्णिहाभ्यःfrom the Uṣṇih (metres)

बलम्strength, power

वशेin control, in mastery

पाजस्यात्from might/brightness

जज्ञेwas born, arose

यज्ञःthe sacrifice

स्तनेभ्यःfrom the breasts/udders

रश्मयःrays, reins, beams

तवof you/your

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (etiological)

Devata: Vasā; secondarily Chandas (Uṣṇih) and Yajña

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with explicit reference to Uṣṇih as a metrical source)

Mantra Rasa

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