Mantra 8

Rishi: Yājñavalkya-tradition

Devata: Vāta (as speed); Indra; Maruts; Tvaṣṭṛ

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (two longer cola typical of yajus verse)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वात॑रᳪहा भव वाजिन्यु॒ज्यमा॑न॒ इन्द्र॑स्येव॒ दक्षि॑णः श्रि॒यैधि॑ । यु॒ञ्जन्तु॑ त्वा म॒रुतो॑ विश्व॒वेद॑स॒ आ ते॒ त्वष्टा॑ प॒त्सु ज॒वं द॑धातु

Transliteration

vā́taraṃhā bhava vājiny ujyámāna índrasyeva dákṣiṇaḥ śríyai ’dhi | yuñjántu tvā marúto viśvavédasa ā́ te tváṣṭā patsú javáṃ dadhātu

Translation

เมื่อเจ้าถูกเทียม จงเป็นผู้รวดเร็วดุจลม โอผู้ชนะรางวัล; ดุจมือขวาของอินทรา จงเจริญเพื่อศรีและความรุ่งเรือง. ขอให้มารุตผู้รู้ทั่วเทียมเจ้า; และขอให้ตวษฏฤวางความรวดเร็วไว้ที่เท้าของเจ้า

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

वात॑रम्-हा । भव॑ । वाजिनि । यु॒ज्यमा॑नः । इन्द्र॑स्य । इव॒ । दक्षि॑णः । श्रि॒यै । एधि॑ । यु॒ञ्जन्तु॑ । त्वा॒ । म॒रुतः॑ । विश्व॒वेद॑सः । आ । ते॒ । त्वष्टा॑ । प॒त्सु । ज॒वम् । द॒धा॒तु

Word by Word

वातरंहाO wind-swift (one)

भवbecome / be

वाजिनिin/for the prize-winner (the racer)

युज्यमानःbeing yoked / being harnessed

इन्द्रस्यof Indra

इवlike

दक्षिणःright-hand / auspicious

श्रियेfor prosperity / splendor

एधिgrow / prosper

युञ्जन्तुlet (them) yoke

त्वाyou

मरुतःthe Maruts

विश्ववेदसःall-knowing

आunto / towards

तेto you

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)

पत्त्सुin the steps / at the feet (footings)

जवंspeed / swiftness

दधातुlet (him) place / bestow

Entities Mentioned

Vāta

Indra

Maruts (Viśvavedasas)

Tvaṣṭṛ

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary