Mantra 21
Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (late ritual corpus; r̥ṣi attribution uncertain)
Devata: Ahaḥ (Day) and Rātri (Night)
Chandas: Yajus (prose formula with svāhā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अह॑: के॒तुना॑ जुषताᳪ सु॒ज्योति॒र्ज्योति॑षा॒ स्वाहा॑ । रात्रि॑: के॒तुना॑ जुषताᳪ सु॒ज्योति॒र्ज्योति॑षा॒ स्वाहा॑
Transliteration
áhaḥ ketúnā juṣatāṃ sujyótiḥ jyótiṣā svā́hā | rā́triḥ ketúnā juṣatāṃ sujyótiḥ jyótiṣā svā́hā
Translation
May Day, with its token, accept the oblation—good light with light—Svāhā! May Night, with its token, accept the oblation—good light with light—Svāhā!
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
अहः॑ । के॒तुना॑ । जुषताम् । सु॒-ज्योतिः॑ । ज्योति॑षा । स्वाहा॑ । रात्रिः॑ । के॒तुना॑ । जुषताम् । सु॒-ज्योतिः॑ । ज्योति॑षा । स्वाहा॑
Word by Word
अहःday
अहः:
कर्तृ (जुषताᳪ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक: अहस्/अहः)
केतुनाby/with the sign, banner; (here) by its mark/brightness
केतुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषताम्may (they) enjoy/favor; may it be accepted
जुषताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
सुज्योतिःgood light; auspicious radiance
सुज्योतिः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (ज्योतिषा सह समन्वयः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु- + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिषाwith light; by light
ज्योतिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call)
स्वाहा:
(मन्त्र-उद्गारः; कारकातीतः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय-स्वरूप)
रात्रिःnight
रात्रिः:
कर्तृ (जुषताᳪ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
केतुनाby/with the sign, banner; (here) by its mark/brightness
केतुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषताम्may (they) enjoy/favor; may it be accepted
जुषताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
सुज्योतिःgood light; auspicious radiance
सुज्योतिः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (ज्योतिषा सह समन्वयः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु- + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिषाwith light; by light
ज्योतिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call)
स्वाहा:
(मन्त्र-उद्गारः; कारकातीतः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय-स्वरूप)
Entities Mentioned
A
Ahaḥ (Day)R
Rātri (Night)K
Ketu (Token/Mark)J
Jyotis (Light) / Sujyotis (Good light)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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