यजुर्वेद - अध्याय 25/ मन्त्र 24
मा नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णोऽअर्य॒मायुरिन्द्र॑ऽऋभु॒क्षा म॒रुतः॒ परि॑ख्यन्।यद्वा॒जिनो॑ दे॒वजा॑तस्य॒ सप्तेः॑ प्रव॒क्ष्यामो॑ वि॒दथे॑ वी॒र्याणि॥२४॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठमा। नः॒। मि॒त्रः। वरु॑णः। अ॒र्य॒मा। आ॒युः। इन्द्रः॑। ऋ॒भु॒क्षाः। म॒रुतः॑। परि॑ऽख्यन्। यत्। वा॒जिनः॑। दे॒वजा॑त॒स्येति॑ दे॒वऽजा॑तस्य। सप्तेः॑। प्र॒व॒क्ष्याम॒ इति॑ प्रऽव॒क्ष्यामः॑। वि॒दथे॑। वी॒र्या᳖णि ॥२४ ॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
मा नो मित्रो वरुणोऽअर्यमायुरिन्द्रऽऋभुक्षा मरुतः परिख्यन् । यद्वाजिनो देवजातस्य सप्तेः प्रवक्ष्यामो विदथे वीर्याणि ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठ
मा। नः। मित्रः। वरुणः। अर्यमा। आयुः। इन्द्रः। ऋभुक्षाः। मरुतः। परिऽख्यन्। यत्। वाजिनः। देवजातस्येति देवऽजातस्य। सप्तेः। प्रवक्ष्याम इति प्रऽवक्ष्यामः। विदथे। वीर्याणि॥२४॥
Translation -
Here we shall be narrating the attainments of a swift horse, possessing exceptionally supreme qualities exhibited during battles. These attributes are to be appreciated by all classes of people—friends, learned men of judiciary, the wise, the illustrious and the intellectuals and by the people serving in defence departments. (1)
Notes -
These twenty two verses constitute Aśvastuti or praise of the Horse, taken from the Rgveda, I. 162. 1-22 Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Indra, Väyu, Rbhukṣaḥ (Prajāpāti) and Maruts are the legendary gods; here they have been inter preted as human beings with their peculiar qualities. Indra. Rbhukṣāḥ, same as rbhavaḥ, men of wisdom. Also Marutaḥ, cloud-bearing winds; also, soldiers of armed forces. Vidathe, यज्ञे संग्रामे वा, in the sacrifice, or in the battle. In the congregation. Devajātasya, born of gods; born with divine qualities.
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