Adhyaya 1 Mantra 22 - Shukla Yajurveda | Thai | Vedapath

Various Rishis

Mantra 22

Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional White Yajurveda attribution; specific r̥ṣi assignment for VS 1.22 is not uniformly fixed across ancillary indices)

Devata: Agni; Agni-Soma; Savitar (operative deity of impulsion and cooking-perfection)

Chandas: Yajus (prose formula; not metrical in the Ṛgvedic sense)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

जन॑यत्यै त्वा॒ संयौ॑मी॒दम॒ग्नेरि॒दम॒ग्नीषोम॑योरि॒षे त्वा॑ घ॒र्मो॒ऽसि वि॒श्वायुरस्त्वा॑ सवि॒ता श्र॑पयतु॒ वर्षि॒ष्ठेऽधि॒ नाके॑

Transliteration

jánayatyai tvā saṃyáumī́dam agnér idám agnīṣómayor iṣé tvā gharmó ’si viśvā́yur astvā savitā́ śrápayatu várṣiṣṭhe ’dhí nā́ke

Translation

For generation I yoke thee on: this is of Agni, this is of Agni and Soma; for nourishment I take thee. Thou art the Gharma: may there be for thee universal life. May Savitar cook thee on the highest firmament.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

जनयत्यै । त्वा । सं-यौमी । इदम् । अग्नेः । इदम् । अग्नीषोमयोः । इषे । त्वा । घर्मः । असि । विश्वायुः । अस्तु । त्वा । सविता । श्रपयतु । वर्षिष्ठे । अधि । नाके ।

Word by Word

जनयत्यैfor generating / for producing

त्वाyou (as object)

संयौमिI join / I yoke together

इदम्this

अग्नेःof Agni

इदम्this

अग्नीषोमयोःof Agni-and-Soma (the two)

इषेfor nourishment / for refreshment

त्वाyou

घर्मःthe Gharma (hot offering/vessel)

असिyou are

विश्वायुःhaving all life / universal-life

अस्तुlet (it) be

त्वाyou

सविताSavitṛ (the impeller)

श्रपयतुlet (him) cook/boil (it)

वर्षिष्ठेin the highest / most excellent (place/state)

अधिupon / over

नाकेin heaven / in the celestial realm

Entities Mentioned

Agni

Agni–Soma

Savitṛ

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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