Mantra 1

Rishi: Traditionally anonymous/ritual formula (later assignment varies)

Devata: Ukhā/Agni; Aśvins invoked as divine officiants

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like yajus (Yajurvedic formula; not a fixed ṛgvedic metre)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ध्रु॒वक्षि॑तिर्ध्रु॒वयो॑निर्ध्रु॒वाऽसि॑ ध्रु॒वं योनि॒मा सी॑द साधु॒या । उख्य॑स्य के॒तुं प्र॑थ॒मं जु॑षा॒णाऽश्विना॑ऽध्व॒र्यू सा॑दयतामि॒ह त्वा॑

Transliteration

dhru̱vá-kṣitir dhru̱vá-yonir dhru̱vā́’si dhru̱váṃ yónim ā́ sīda sā̱dhúyā | u̱khyàsya ke̱túṃ pratha̱máṃ juṣā̱ṇā́’śvinā’dhva̱ryū sā̱dayatām i̱há tvā

Translation

ท่านมีที่ตั้งมั่นคง มีฐานกำเนิดมั่นคง ท่านมั่นคงแน่นอน; จงนั่งลงบนครรภ์อันมั่นคง โดยทางอันถูกต้องและงดงาม. เมื่อกำลังเสวยสัญญาณแรกแห่งอุขยะ (Ukhya) โอ้ อัศวิน (Aśvin) ทั้งสอง โอ้ อธวรยุ (Adhvaryu) ผู้ประกอบยัญ จงให้เธอนั่งลง ณ ที่นี้.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

ध्रुव-क्षितिḥ । ध्रुव-योनिḥ । ध्रुवा असि । ध्रुवम् । योनिम् । आ । सीद । साधुया । उख्यस्य । केतुम् । प्रथमम् । जुषाणा । अश्विना । अध्वर्यू इति । सादयताम् । इह । त्वा ।

Word by Word

• ध्रुवक्षितिḥ: (she who is) of firm abode / firm-standing
• ध्रुवक्षितिḥ: Kartā
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: ध्रुव- (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षिति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्रुवयोनिḥ: (she who is) of firm womb/origin
• ध्रुवयोनिḥ: Kartā
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: ध्रुव- (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्रुवा: firm, fixed
• ध्रुवा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: you are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• ध्रुवम्: firm (place/seat)
• ध्रुवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ध्रुव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• योनिम्: womb; source; seat
• योनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; onto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सीद: sit; be seated
• सीद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (धातु)

• साधुया: with/through the good (proper) [manner]
• साधुया: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (instrumental)
• Root: साधु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उख्यस्य: of the ukhya (pertaining to the ukha/ritual pot)
• उख्यस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उख्य- (प्रातिपदिक)

• केतुम्: banner; sign; mark
• केतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषाणा: accepting; delighting in
• जुषाणा: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: जुष् (धातु)

• अश्विना: the two Aśvins
• अश्विना: Kartā
• Type: Noun (dual)
• Root: अश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अध्वर्यू: the two adhvaryu-priests
• अध्वर्यू: Kartā
• Type: Noun (dual)
• Root: अध्वर्यु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सादयताम्: let them cause (you) to sit; let them seat
• सादयताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• त्वा: you (object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम)

Entities Mentioned

• Ukhā (fire-pan/earthen vessel as sacred seat) / Agni (implicitly)
• Aśvins