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White Yajurveda, Book XXIIIशुक्लयजुर्वेद अध्याय २३
66 verses. Sanskrit beside Ralph T. H. Griffith’s English (1899).
Sanskrit source · English source
Griffith left verses 20–31 of this book untranslated, as was usual in 1899 for the horse-sacrifice dialogue. The Sanskrit is shown in full.
Where a verse number appears on one side only, the two editions divide the text differently: Griffith sometimes joins two verses, abridges a repeated passage, or leaves a passage untranslated (shown in his text by rows of dots), and a few verse numbers are missing from the Sanskrit transcription.
Verse: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 68
Sanskrit
स दाधार पृथिवीं द्याम् उतेमां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
English Griffith 1899
IN the beginning rose Hiranyagarbha, etc:
Sanskrit
एष ते योनिः सूर्यस् ते महिमा ।
यस् ते ऽहन्त् संवत्सरे महिमा संबभूव यस् ते वायाव् अन्तरिक्षे महिमा संबभूव यस् ते दिवि सूर्ये महिमा संबभूव तस्मै ते महिम्ने प्रजापतये स्वाहा देवेभ्यः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Taken upon a base art thou. I take thee welcome to Prajâpati.
This is thy place: Sûrya thy majesty.
The majesty that has accrued to thee in the day, in a year,
that majesty which has accrued in the wind, in the firmament,
to that majesty of thine, to Prajâpati, to the Gods,
All-hail!
Sanskrit
य ऽ ईशे ऽ अस्य द्विपदश् चतुष्पदः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
English Griffith 1899
Who, by his, grandeur hath become sole Ruler of all the.
moving world that breathes and slumbers;
He who is Sovran of these men and cattle—what God shall
we adore with our oblation?
Sanskrit
एष ते योनिश् चन्द्रस् ते महिमा ।
यस् ते रात्रौ संवत्सरे महिमा संबभूव यस् ते पृथिव्याम् अग्नौ महिमा संबभूव यस् ते नक्षत्रेषु चन्द्रमसि महिमा संबभूव तस्मै ते महिम्ने प्रजापतये देवेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Taken upon a base art thou. I take thee welcome to Prajâpati,
This is thy place: the Moon thy majesty.
Thy majesty that has accrued to thee by night, in a year,
thy majesty that has accrued in the earth, in Agni, in the
stars and in the Moon, to that majesty of thine, to Prajâpati
and to the Gods, All-hail!
Sanskrit
रोचन्ते रोचना दिवि ॥
English Griffith 1899
They who stand round hills as he moves harness the bright,
the ruddy Steed:
The lights are shining in the sky.
Sanskrit
शोणा धृष्णू नृवाहसा ॥
English Griffith 1899
On both sides to the car they yoke the two. Bay Coursers
dear to him,
Bold; tawny, bearers of the Chief.
Sanskrit
एतꣳ स्तोतर् अनेन पथा पुनर् अश्वम् आ वर्तयासि नः ॥
English Griffith 1899
When, swift as wind, the Horse has reached the form that
Indra loves, the flood,
Again, O singer, by this path bring thou our Courser hitherward.
Sanskrit
रुद्रास् त्वाञ्जन्तु त्रैष्टुभेन छन्दसा ।
आदित्यास् त्वाञ्जन्तु जागतेन छन्दसा ।
भूर् भुवः स्वर् लाजी3ञ् छाची3न् यव्ये गव्यऽ एतद् अन्नम् अत्त देवा ऽ एतद् अन्नम् अद्धि प्रजापते ॥
English Griffith 1899
Let the Vasus anoint thee with Gâyatrî metre. Let the
Rudras anoint thee with Trishtup metre. Let the Âdityas
anoint thee with Jagatî metre. Earth! Ether! Heaven!
O Gods, eat this food, parched grains and groats in the
product of barley and in the product of cows: eat this
food, Prajâpati.
Sanskrit
किꣳ स्विद्धिमस्य भेषजं किम् व् आवपनं महत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Who moveth single and alone? Who is brought forth to life
again?
What is the remedy of cold, or what the great receptacle?
Sanskrit
अग्निर् हिमस्य भेषजं भूमिर् आवपनं महत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
The Sun moves single and alone. The Moon is brought to
life again,
Fire is the remedy of cold; Earth is the great receptacle.
Sanskrit
का स्विद् आसीत् पिलिप्पिला का स्विद् आसीत् पिशङ्गिला ॥
English Griffith 1899
What was the antecedent thought? What was the bird of
mighty size?
The slippery matron, who was she? Who was the
reddish-coloured one?
Sanskrit
अविर् आसीत् पिलिप्पिला रात्रिर् आसीत् पिशङ्गिला ॥
English Griffith 1899
Heaven was the antecedent thought. The Courser was the
mighty bird.
The slippery matron was the earth, Night was the
reddish-coloured one.
Sanskrit
असितग्रीवश् छागैः ।
न्यग्रोधश् चमसैः ।
शल्मलिर् वृद्ध्या ।
एष स्य राथ्यो वृषा ।
पड्भिश् चतुर्भिर् एद् अगन् ।
ब्रह्माकृष्णश् च नो ऽवतु ।
नमो ऽग्नये ॥
English Griffith 1899
Vâyu help thee with cooked viands! Blackneck with goats;
Nyagrodha with cups; Salmali with increase; this Stallion
here, good for the chariot—let him verily come with
his four feet. Brahmâkrishna help us! Obeisance to Agni!
Sanskrit
सꣳशितो अप्स्व् अप्सुजा ब्रह्मा सोमपुरोगवः ॥
English Griffith 1899
The car is fitted with the rein, the steed is fitted with the rein.
Fitted in waters, water-born, is Brahmâ following Soma's lead.
Sanskrit
महिमा ते ऽन्येन न संनशे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Steed, from thy body, of thyself, sacrifice and accept thyself.
Thy greatness can be gained by none but thee.
Sanskrit
यत्रासते सुकृतो यत्र ते ययुस् तत्र त्वा देवः सविता दधातु ॥
English Griffith 1899
No, here thou diest not, thou art not injured: only by
fair paths to the Gods thou guest,
May Savitar the God in that world place thee where dwell
the pious, whether they have journeyed.
Sanskrit
वायुः पशुर् आसीत् तेनायजन्त स ऽ एतं लोकम् अजयद् यस्मिन् वायुः स ते लोको भविष्यति तं जेष्यसि पिबैता ऽ अपः ।
सूर्यः पशुर् आसीत् तेनायजन्त स ऽ एतं लोकम् अजयद् यस्मिन्त् सूर्यः स ते लोको भविष्यति तं जेष्यसि पिबैता ऽ अपः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Agni was the victim. With him they sacrificed. He won this
world in which Agni is. This shall become thy world.
This shalt thou win. Drink these waters. Vâyu was the
victim. With him they sacrificed. He won this world
in which Vâyu is. This shall become, etc., as above.
Sûrya was the victim, etc, He won the world in which
Sûrya is. This shall become, etc.
Sanskrit
अपानाय स्वाहा ।
व्यानाय स्वाहा अम्बे ऽ अम्बिके ऽम्बालिके न मा नयति कश् चन ।
ससस्त्य् अश्वकः सुभद्रिकां काम्पीलवासिनीम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
To vital breath, Hail! To out-breathing, Hail! To diffusive
breath, Hail!
Ambâ! Ambikâ! Ambâlikâ! No one is taking me away.
The sorry horse will lie beside another, as Subhadrâ, the
dweller in Kâmpila.
Sanskrit
आहम् अजानि गर्भधम् आ त्वम् अजासि गर्भधम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee we invoke, troop-lord of troops, Thee we invoke, the
loved ones’ lord.
Thee, lord of treasures, we invoke. My precious wealth!
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Sanskrit
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
य स्त्रीणां जीवभोजनः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
आ हन्ति गभे पसो निगल्गलीति धारका ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
विवक्षत ऽ इव ते मुखम् अध्वर्यो मा नस् त्वम् अभि भाषथाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
प्रतिलामीति ते पिता गभे मुष्टिम् अतꣳसयत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
विवक्षत ऽइव ते मुखं ब्रह्मन् मा नस् त्वं वदो बहु ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
अथास्यै मध्यम् एधताꣳ शीते वाते पुनन्न् इव ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
अथास्य मध्यम् एजतु शीते वाते पुनन्न् इव ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
मुष्काविदस्या ऽ एजतो गोशफे शकुलाव् इव ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
सक्थ्ना देदिश्यते नारी सत्यस्याक्षिभुवो यथा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
शूद्रा यद् अर्यजारा न पोषाय धनायति ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
शूद्रो यद् अर्यायै जारो न पोषम् अनु मन्यते ॥
English Griffith 1899
Left untranslated by Griffith.
Sanskrit
सुरभि नो मुखा करत् प्र ण ऽ आयूꣳषि तारिषत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Now have I glorified with praise strong Dadhikrâvan,
conquering steed,
Sweet may he make our mouths: may he prolong the days
we have to live.
Sanskrit
बृहत्य् उष्णिहा ककुप् सूचीभिः शम्यन्तु त्वा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Gâyatrî, Trishtup, Jagatî, and Pankti with Anushtup joined,
Brihatî, Kakup, Ushnihâ pacify thee with needle-points!
Sanskrit
विच्छन्दा याश् च सच्छन्दाः सूचीभिः शम्यन्तु त्वा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Two-footed, those that have four feet, those with three feet
and those with five,
Metteless, with one metre; these pacify thee with needle-points!
Sanskrit
मैघीर् विद्युतो वाचः सूचीभिः शम्यन्तु त्वा ॥
English Griffith 1899
May Mahânâmnîs, Revatîs, all far-spread Regions of the sky,
Voices, and lightnings from the cloud pacify thee with needle-points!
Sanskrit
देवानां पत्न्यो दिशः सूचीभिः शम्यन्तु त्वा ॥
English Griffith 1899
May married dames of human birth skilfully separate thy hair:
The Regions, Consorts of the Gods, pacify thee with needle-points!
Sanskrit
अश्वस्य वाजिनस् त्वचि सिमाः शम्यन्तु शम्यन्तीः ॥
English Griffith 1899
They, made of silver, gold, and lead, are used as helpers in
the work.
As lines on the strong Courser's skin may they console and
give thee rest.
Sanskrit
इहेहैषां कृणुहि भोजनानि ये बर्हिषो नम ऽ उक्तिं यजन्ति ॥
English Griffith 1899
What then? As men whose fields are full of barley, etc., as
in X. 32.
Sanskrit
क ऽ उ ते शमिता कविः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Who flays thee? Who dissects thee? Who prepares thy limbs
for sacrifice?
Who is the Sage that slaughters thee?
Sanskrit
संवत्सरस्य तेजसा शमीभिः शम्यन्तु त्वा ॥
English Griffith 1899
In due time let the seasons as thy Slaughterers divide thy
joints,
And with the splendour of the Year sacrifice thee with holy
rites.
Sanskrit
अहोरात्राणि मरुतो विलिष्टꣳ सूदयन्तु ते ॥
English Griffith 1899
Let the Half-months and let the Months, while sacrificing,
flay thy limbs:
Let Day and Night and Maruts mend each fault in sacrificing
thee.
Sanskrit
गात्राणि पर्वशस् ते सिमाः कृण्वन्तु शम्यन्तीः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Let the divine Adhvaryus flay thy body and dissect thy
frame,
And let the sacrificing lines prepare thy members joint by
joint,
Sanskrit
सूयस् ते नक्षत्रैः सह लोकं कृणोतु साधुया ॥
English Griffith 1899
May Sky, Earth, Air, and Wind supply each failing and
defect of thine:
May Sûrya with the Stars of heaven duly prepare a world
for thee.
Sanskrit
शम् अस्थभ्यो मज्जभ्यः शम् व् अस्तु तन्वै तव ॥
English Griffith 1899
Well be it with thine upper parts, well be it with the parts
below!
Well he it with thy bones and with thy marrow and with all
thy frame!
Sanskrit
किꣳ स्विद्धिमस्य भेषजं किम् व् आवपनं महत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Who moveth singly? etc., as in verse 9.
Sanskrit
अग्निर् हिमस्य भेषजं भूमिर् आवपनं महत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
The Sun moves singly, etc., as in verse 10.
Sanskrit
किꣳ स्वित् पृथिव्यै वर्षीयः कस्य मात्रा न विद्यते ॥
English Griffith 1899
What lustre is like Sûrya's light? What lake is equal to the
Sea?
What is more spacious than the Earth? What thing is that
which naught can mete?
Sanskrit
इन्द्रः पृथिव्यै वर्षीयान् गोस् तु मात्रा न विद्यते ॥
English Griffith 1899
Brahma is lustre like the Sea. Heaven is a flood to match
the Sea.
Indra is vaster than the Earth. Beyond all measure is the
Cow.
Sanskrit
येषु विष्णुस् त्रिषु पदेष्व् एष्टस् तेषु विश्वं भुवनम् आ विवेशाꣳ३ऽ ॥
English Griffith 1899
Friend of the Gods, I ask, for information, if thou in spirit
hast obtained the knowledge,
Hath Vishnu this whole Universe pervaded in the three steps
wherein the God is worshipped?
Sanskrit
सद्यः पर्य् एमि पृथिवीम् उत द्याम् एकेनाङ्गेन दिवो ऽ अस्य पृष्ठम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
I also am in those three steps of Vishnu wherewith this Universe
he permeated.
The earth and heaven I circle in a moment and this heaven's
summit with a single organ.
Sanskrit
एतद् ब्रह्मन्न् उपवल्हामसि त्वा किꣳ स्विन् नः प्रति वोचास्य् अत्र ॥
English Griffith 1899
What are the things which Purusha hath entered? What
things hath Purusha contained within him?
This riddle we propound to thee, O Brahman. Why dost
thou give no answer to my question?
Sanskrit
एतत् त्वात्र प्रतिमन्वानो ऽ अस्मि न मायया भवस्य् उत्तरो मत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Within five things hath Purusha found entrance; these
Purusha hath within himself connected.
This is the thought which I return in answer. Thou art
not my superior in wisdom.
Sanskrit
का स्विद् आसीत् पिलिप्पिला का स्विद् आसीत् पिशङ्गिला ॥
English Griffith 1899
What was the antecedent thought? etc., as in verse 11.
Sanskrit
अविर् आसीत् पिलिप्पिला रात्रिर् आसीत् पिशङ्गिला ॥
English Griffith 1899
Heaven was the antecedent thought, etc., as in 12.
Sanskrit
क ऽ ईम् आस्कन्दम् अर्षति क ऽ ईं पन्थां वि सर्पति ॥
English Griffith 1899
Who, tell me, is the yellowish she? Who is the darkly-
yellowish?
Who moves with rapid spring and bound? Who glides and
winds along the path?
Sanskrit
शश आस्कन्दम् अर्षत्य् अहिः पन्थां वि सर्पति ॥
English Griffith 1899
The she-goat, Sir, is yellowish, dark-yellowish is the porcupine.
The hare moves swift with leap and bound: the snake creeps
winding on the path.
Sanskrit
यज्ञस्य त्वा विदथा पृच्छम् अत्र कति होतार ऽ ऋतुशो यजन्ति ॥
English Griffith 1899
How many different forms hath this, how many syllables,
burnt-oblations, brands for kindling?
Here, of the rites of sacrifice I ask thee. How many Hotars
in due season worship?
Sanskrit
यज्ञस्य ते विदथा प्र ब्रवीमि सप्त होतार ऋतुशो यजन्ति ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 58 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
कः सूर्यस्य वेद बृहतो जनित्रं को वेद चन्द्रमसं यतोजाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 59 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
वेद सूर्यस्य बृहतो जनित्रं अथो वेद चन्द्रमसं यतोजाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 60 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
पृच्छामि त्वा वृष्णो ऽ अश्वस्य रेतः पृच्छामि वाचः परमं व्योम ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 61 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
अयꣳ सोमो वृष्णो ऽ अश्वस्य रेतः ब्रह्मायं वाचः परमं व्योम ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 62 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
दधे ह गर्भम् ऋत्वियं यतो जातः प्रजापतिः ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 63 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
जुषतां पिबतु सोमꣳ होतर् यज ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 64 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
यत्कामास् ते जुहुमस् तन् नो ऽ अस्तु । वयꣳ स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 65 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
English Griffith 1899
Sixfold its form, its syllables a hundred, eighty burnt-offerings,
just three brands for kindling.
To thee I tell the rites of sacrificing. Seven Hotars worship
in appointed season.
59 Who knoweth this world's central point? Who knoweth the
heaven, the earth, and the wide air between them?
Who knows the birthplace of the mighty Sûrya? Who knows
the Moon, whence he was generated?
60 I know the centre of the world about us. I know heaven,
earth, and the wide air between them.
I know the birthplace of the mighty Sûrya. I know the
Moon, whence he was generated.
61 I ask thee of the earth's extremest limit, where is the
centre of the world, I ask thee.
I ask thee of the Stallion's genial humour, I ask of highest
heaven where Speech abideth.
62 This altar is the earth's extremest limit; this sacrifice of
ours is the world's centre.
This Soma is the Stallion's genial humour, this Brahman
highest heaven where Speech abideth.
63 The Strong, the Self-existent One, the First, within the
mighty flood
Laid down the timely embryo from which Prajâpati was born.
64 Let the Hotar sacrifice to Prajâpati from the Mahiman-Soma.
Let him accept. Let him drink the Soma. Hotar, sacrifice.
65 Prajâpati, thou only, etc., as in X. 20.