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White Yajurveda, Book XXXVIIशुक्लयजुर्वेद अध्याय ३७
21 verses. Sanskrit beside Ralph T. H. Griffith’s English (1899).
Verse: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Sanskrit
आ ददे नारिर् असि ॥
English Griffith 1899
By impulse of God Savitar I take thee, etc. Spade art thou.
Woman art thou, etc., as in XI. 9, 10.
Sanskrit
वि होत्रा दधे वयुनाविद् एक ऽ इन् मही देवस्य सवितुः परिष्टुतिः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
The priests of him the lofty Priest, etc., as in V. 14.
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
O Heaven and Earth divine, may I duly prepare for you
this day the head of Makha on the place of earth where
the Gods sacrificed.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha!
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Ye who were born the earliest of creation, Ants divine, may
I duly prepare for you this day the head of Makha on
the place of earth where the Gods sacrificed.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha!
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Only so large was it at first. Duly may I prepare for you
this day the head of Makha on earth's place where the
Gods sacrificed.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha!
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Indra's effective might are ye. Duly may I prepare for you
this day the head of Makha on earth's place where the
Gods sacrificed.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha! For Makha
thee, thee for the head of Makha! For Makha thee, thee
for the head of Makha!
Sanskrit
अच्छा वीरं नर्यं पङ्क्तिराधसं देवा यज्ञं नयन्तु नः ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
May Brahmanaspati draw nigh, etc., as in XXXIII. 89.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha, etc., as in
verse 6.
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ।
मखस्य शिरो ऽसि ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ।
मखस्य शिरो ऽसि ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thou art the head of Makha. Thee for Makha, thee for
Makha's head! Thou art the head of Makha. Thee for
Makha, thee for Makha's head! Thou art the head of
Makha, thee for Makha, thee for Makha's head!
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha, etc., as in
verse 6.
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ।
अश्वस्य त्वा वृष्णः शक्ना धूपयामि देवयजने पृथिव्याः ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ।
अश्वस्य त्वा वृष्णः शक्ना धूपयामि देवयजने पृथिव्याः ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee on Gods’ sacrificial ground with stallion's dung I
fumigate.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha!
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha! For Makha
thee, thee for the head of Makha! For Makha thee, thee
for the head of Makha!
Sanskrit
साधवे त्वा ।
सुक्षित्यै त्वा ।
मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे मखाय त्वा मखस्य त्वा शीर्ष्णे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee for the True. Thee for the Good. Thee for the place
of happy rest.
For Makha thee, thee for the head of Makha! For Makha
thee, thee for the head of Makha! For Makha thee, thee
for the head of Makha!
Sanskrit
मखाय त्वा ।
सूर्यस्य त्वा तपसे ।
देवस् त्वा सविता मध्वानक्तु ।
पृथिव्याः सꣳस्पृशस् पाहि ।
अर्चिर् असि शोचिर् असि तपो ऽसि ॥
English Griffith 1899
For Yama thee. For Makha thee. For Sûrya's fervent
ardour thee.
May Savitar the God with balm anoint thee. Guard thou
the touches of the earth.
Flame art thou; thou art radiance; thou art heat.
Sanskrit
पुत्रवती दक्षिणत ऽ इन्द्रस्याधिपत्ये प्रजां मे दाः ।
सुषदा पश्चाद् देवस्य सवितुर् आधिपत्ये चक्षुर् मे दाः ।
आस्रुतिर् उत्तरतो धातुर् आधिपत्ये रायस्पोषं मे दाः ।
विधृतिर् उपरिष्टाद् बृहस्पतेर् आधिपत्ये ऽ ओजो मे दाः ।
विश्वाभ्यो मा नाष्ट्राभ्यस् पाहि ।
मनोर् अश्वासि ॥
English Griffith 1899
Unconquerable, eastward, in Agni's overlordship, give me life.
Rich in sons, southward, in Indra's overlordship give me
offspring.
Fair-seated, westward, in God. Savitar's overlordship, give
me sight.
Range of hearing, northward, in Dhâtar's overlordship, give
me increase of wealth.
Arrangement, upward, in Brihaspati's overlordship, give me
energy.
From all destructive spirits guard us. Thou art Manu's mare.
Sanskrit
दिवः सꣳस्पृशस् पाहि ।
मधु मधु मधु ॥
English Griffith 1899
All-hail! By Maruts be thou compassed round.
Guard the sky's touches. Mead, mead, mead.
Sanskrit
सं देवो देवेन सवित्रा गत सꣳ सूर्येण रोचते ॥
English Griffith 1899
Germ of the Gods, Father of hymns, all living creatures’
guardian Lord,
Radiant, with radiant Savitar united, with the Sun he shines.
Sanskrit
स्वाहा सम् अग्निस् तपसा गत सं दैव्येन सवित्रा सꣳ सूर्येणारूरुचत ॥
English Griffith 1899
Agni combined with flaming fire, combined with Savitar
divine, hath shone together with the Sun.
Sanskrit
वाचम् अस्मे नि यच्छ देवायुवम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
He shines on earth upholder of the sky and heat, the Gods
upholder, God, immortal, born of heat.
To him address a speech devoted to the Gods.
Sanskrit
स सध्रीचीः स विषूचीर् वसान ऽ आ वरीवर्त्ति भुवनेष्व् अन्तः ॥
English Griffith 1899
I saw the Herdsman, him who never stumbles, approaching
by his pathways and departing.
He, clothed with gathered and diffusive splendour, within
the worlds continually travels.
Sanskrit
देवश्रुत् त्वं देव घर्म देवो देवान् पाहि ।
अत्र प्रावीर् अनु वां देववीतये ।
मधु माध्वीभ्यां मधु माधूचीभ्याम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Lord of all earths, Lord of all mind, Lord of all speech,
thou Lord of speech entire.
Heard by the Gods, Caldron divine, do thou, a God, protect
the Gods.
Here, after, let it speed you twain on to the banquet of the
Gods.
Sweetness for both the sweetness-lovers! Sweetness for
those the twain who take delight in sweetness!
Sanskrit
ऊर्ध्वो ऽ अध्वरं दिवि देवेषु धेहि ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee for the heart, thee for the mind, thee for the sky, for
Sûrya thee.
Standing erect lay thou the sacrifice in heaven among the
Gods.
Sanskrit
त्वष्टृमन्तस् त्वा सपेम पुत्रान् पशून् मयि धेहि प्रजाम् अस्मासु धेह्य् अरिष्टाहꣳ सहपत्या भूयासम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thou art our Father, father-like regard us. Obeisance be to
thee. Do not thou harm us.
May we, accompanied by Tvashtar, win thee. Vouchsafe me
sons and cattle. Grant us offspring. Safe may I be together
with my husband.
Sanskrit
रात्रिः केतुना जुषताꣳ सुज्योतिर् ज्योतिषा स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
May Day together with his sheen, pair-lighted with his light,
accept. All-hail!
May Night together with her sheen, fair lighted with her.
light, accept. All-hail!