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अथर्ववेद - काण्ड 19/ सूक्त 21/ मन्त्र 1
सूक्त - ब्रह्मा
देवता - छन्दांसि
छन्दः - एकावसाना द्विपदा साम्नी बृहती
सूक्तम् - छन्दासि सूक्त
गा॑य॒त्र्युष्णिग॑नु॒ष्टुब्बृ॑ह॒ती प॒ङ्क्तिस्त्रि॒ष्टुब्जग॑त्यै ॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठगा॒य॒त्री। उ॒ष्णिक्। अ॒नु॒ऽस्तुप्। बृ॒ह॒ती। प॒ङ्क्ति। त्रि॒ऽस्तुप्। जग॑त्यै ॥२१.१॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
गायत्र्युष्णिगनुष्टुब्बृहती पङ्क्तिस्त्रिष्टुब्जगत्यै ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठगायत्री। उष्णिक्। अनुऽस्तुप्। बृहती। पङ्क्ति। त्रिऽस्तुप्। जगत्यै ॥२१.१॥
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Translation -
Gayatri (of 24 syllables) ; Ushnig (of 28 syllables); Anushttup (of 32 syllables) ; Brihti (of 36 syllables); Pankti (of 40 syllables), Trishttup (of 44 syllables); Jagati (of 48 syllables); are the seven meters which must be wellknown to a student of the Vedas.
Footnote -
Enumerates the Vedic meters in a single line. But it has a great significance. It indicates that man should study the Vedas, taking the vow of celibacy for 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, or 48 years according to his will-power. Seven meters are also related to seven elements in nature—Mahat, Shankar, and ether, air, fire, waiter and earth; also seven vital breaths or seven sense-organs or seven Dhatus in the body; Pt. Khem Karan Das Trivedi interprets it as: The Vedic lore is worth singing, lovable, vast, of great, significance instructing action, knowledge and prayer, ever-adorable and of great service to the evermoving world.