Mantra 3

Rishi: Śukla-Yajurvedic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Agni (Jātavedas) with the Vasus.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical audit).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ईड्य॒श्चासि॒ वन्द्य॑श्च वाजिन्ना॒शुश्चासि॒ मेध्य॑श्च सप्ते । अ॒ग्निष्ट्वा॑ देवै॒र्वसु॑भिः स॒जोषा॑: प्री॒तं वह्निं॑ वहतु जा॒तवे॑दाः ।

Transliteration

īḍyáś cā́si vándyaś ca vājinn āśúś cā́si médhyaś ca sapté | agníṣ ṭvā deváir vásubhiḥ sajóṣāḥ prītáṃ váhniṃ vahatu jātávedāḥ |

Translation

ท่านเป็นผู้ควรสรรเสริญ และควรนอบน้อมบูชา โอ้ผู้ชนะรางวัล; ท่านว่องไว และเหมาะแก่พิธีบูชา โอ้ผู้มีเจ็ดประการ. ขออัคนี ชาตเวทัส ผู้รู้กำเนิดทั้งปวง พร้อมเพรียงกับเทพทั้งหลาย กับวสุทั้งหลาย (Vasus) จงนำพาหะผู้ยินดีนั้นไปเถิด.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

ईड्यः॑ । च॒ । अ॒सि॒ । वन्द्यः॑ । च॒ । वा॒जि॒न् । आ॒शुः । च॒ । अ॒सि॒ । मेध्यः॑ । च॒ । स॒प्ते॒ । अ॒ग्निः । त्वा॒ । दे॒वैः । वसु॑भिः । स॒जोषाः॑ । प्री॒तम् । वह्नि॑म् । वहतु । जा॒तवे॑दाः ।

Word by Word

ईड्यःpraiseworthy, to be adored

चand

असिyou are

वन्द्यःworthy of praise/salutation

चand

वाजिन्O vājī (swift/possessing strength or prize)

नnot

आशुःswift

चand

असिyou are

मेध्यःfit for sacrifice, pure

चand

सप्तेO Saptin/Sapte (name/epithet; ‘sevenfold/with seven’)

अग्निःAgni (fire-god)

त्वाyou

देवैःwith the gods

वसुभिःwith the Vasus

सजोषाःin concord, with one accord/pleasure

प्रीतम्pleased, gratified

वह्निम्the bearer/conveyor; Agni as ‘carrier’

वहतुlet (him) carry/bring

जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni, knower of births/all beings)

Entities Mentioned

Agni (Jātavedas)

Vasus

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary

Philosophical Concepts

Vedic Cosmology

Academic Analysis

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