Mantra 3
Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional White Yajurveda attribution; specific r̥ṣi not always separately stated for prose-like yajus-formulas)
Devata: Implicitly the consecratory power (varcas, cakṣus); often treated as addressed to the employed dravya as bearer of divine efficacy
Chandas: Yajus (non-metrical sacrificial formula)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
म॒हीनां॒ पयो॑ऽसि वर्चो॒दा अ॑सि॒ वर्चो॑ मे देहि । वृ॒त्रस्या॑सि क॒नीन॑कश्चक्षु॒र्दा अ॑सि॒ चक्षु॑र्मे देहि
Transliteration
mahī́nāṃ páyo ’si varco-dā́ asi varcó me dehi | vṛtrásyāsi kanī́nakaś cakṣur-dā́ asi cakṣúr me dehi
Translation
ท่านคือ น้ำนมของผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ทั้งหลาย; ท่านคือ ผู้ประทานรัศมีศักดิ์สิทธิ์: ขอประทานรัศมีแก่ข้าพเจ้า. ท่านคือ รูม่านตาแห่งวฤตระ (Vṛtra); ท่านคือ ผู้ประทานการเห็น: ขอประทานการเห็นแก่ข้าพเจ้า.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
महीनाम् । पयः । असि । वर्चः-दाः । असि । वर्चः । मे । देहि । वृत्रस्य । असि । कनीनकः । चक्षुः-दाः । असि । चक्षुः । मे । देहि ।
Word by Word
महीनाम्of the great ones / of the earths (मह्यः)
महीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
पयःmilk; sap; nourishing fluid
पयः:
कर्तृ (of ‘असि’)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(Copula) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
वर्चोदाgiver of radiance/strength
वर्चोदा:
कर्तृ (of ‘असि’) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवर्चस् + दा (समास/प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(Copula) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
वर्चःradiance; vigor; splendor
वर्चः:
कर्म (of ‘देहि’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मेto me / for me
मे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देहिgive
देहि:
(Imperative) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
वृत्रस्यof Vṛtra (the obstructer)
वृत्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(Copula) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
कनीनकःthe young one; the pupil/eye-ball (lit. ‘little one’)
कनीनकः:
कर्तृ (of ‘असि’) / विधेय-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootकनीनक (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुर्दाgiver of sight
चक्षुर्दा:
कर्तृ (of ‘असि’) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचक्षुस् + दा (समास/प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(Copula) विधेय
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
चक्षुःsight; eye
चक्षुः:
कर्म (of ‘देहि’)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मेto me / for me
मे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देहिgive
देहि:
(Imperative) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Entities Mentioned
V
Varcas (holy lustre, sacrificial radiance)C
Cakṣus (sight, clear perception)I
Indra (implicit, via Vṛtra reference)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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