Mantra 25

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूताः पवित्रैः पवन्ते अभ्राद् दिवं च यन्ति पृथिवीं च लोकान्। ता जीवला जीवधन्याः प्रतिष्ठाः पात्र आसिक्ताः पर्यग्निरिन्धाम्

IAST Transliteration

pūtā́ḥ pavítraiḥ pavante abhrā́d dívaṃ ca yánti pṛthivī́ṃ ca lokā́n | tā́ jīvalā́ jīvádhanyāḥ pratíṣṭhāḥ pā́tre ā́siktāḥ pár yagnír índhām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Purified by purifiers they run clear; from the cloud they go to heaven and to earth, to the worlds. Those waters, life-giving, rich in living wealth, firm foundations—poured into the vessel—let Agni kindle round about.

Translation

由净化者之净具（pavitra）所净化，它们澄明奔流；自云中而去，达于天与地，达于诸世界。那些水，赐生之水，富于生之财，坚固的立足之基——倾注入器皿之中——愿阿耆尼（Agni）环绕点燃。

Word by Word

पूताःpurified

पवित्रैःwith/through purifying strainers (means of purification)

पवन्तेthey purify themselves / become purified

अभ्रात्from the cloud

दिवम्to heaven

चand

यन्तिthey go

पृथिवीम्to the earth

चand

लोकान्worlds/realms

ताःthose (f.)

जीवलाःlife-giving, vivifying

जीवधन्याःbringing living prosperity / blessed with life

प्रतिष्ठाःsupports, foundations

पात्रेin/into the vessel

आसिक्ताःpoured in, having been poured

परिaround, all around

अग्निःAgni (fire)

इन्धाम्may he kindle / let him ignite

Attribution

Rishi: AV 12.3 tradition (variable attribution).

Devata: Āpas (Waters) with Agni as transformer/guardian.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.

Mantra Rasa

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