यजुर्वेद - अध्याय 9/ मन्त्र 34
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वस॑व॒स्त्रयो॑दशाक्षरेण त्रयोद॒शꣳ स्तोम॒मुद॑जयँ॒स्तमुज्जे॑षꣳ रु॒द्राश्चतु॑र्दशाक्षरेण चतुर्द॒शꣳ स्तोम॒मुद॑जयँ॒स्तमुज्जे॑षमादि॒त्याः पञ्च॑दशाक्षरेण पञ्चद॒शꣳ स्तोम॒मुद॑जयँ॒स्तामुज्जे॑ष॒मदि॑तिः॒ षोड॑शाक्षरेण षोड॒शꣳस्तोम॒मुद॑जय॒त् तमुज्जे॑षं प्र॒जाप॑तिः स॒प्तद॑शाक्षरेण सप्तद॒शꣳ स्तोम॒मुद॑जय॒त् तमुज्जे॑षम्॥३४॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठवस॑वः। त्रयो॑दशाक्षरे॒णेति॒ त्रयो॑दशऽअक्षरेण। त्र॒यो॒द॒शमिति॑ त्रयःऽद॒शम्। स्तोम॑म्। उत्। अ॒ज॒य॒न्। तम्। उत्। जे॒ष॒म्। रु॒द्राः। चतु॑र्दशाक्षरे॒णेति॒ चतु॑र्दशऽअक्षरेण। च॒तु॒र्द॒शमिति॑ चतुःऽद॒शम्। स्तोम॑म्। उत्। अ॒ज॒य॒न्। तम्। उत्। जे॒ष॒म्। आ॒दि॒त्याः। पञ्च॑दशाक्षरे॒णेति॒ पञ्च॑दशऽअक्षरेण। प॒ञ्च॒द॒शमिति॒ पञ्चऽद॒शम्। स्तोम॑म्। उत्। अ॒ज॒य॒न्। तम्। उत्। जे॒ष॒म्। अदि॑तिः। षोड॑शाक्षरे॒णेति॒ षोड॑शऽअक्षरेण। षो॒ड॒शम्। स्तोम॑म्। उत्। अ॒ज॒यत्। तम्। उत्। जे॒ष॒म्। प्र॒जाप॑ति॒रिति॑ प्र॒जाऽप॑तिः। स॒प्त॑दशाक्षरे॒णेति स॒प्तद॑शऽअक्षरेण। स॒प्त॒द॒श॒मिति॑ सप्तऽद॒शम्। स्तोम॑म्। उत्। अ॒ज॒य॒त्। तम्। उत्। जे॒ष॒म् ॥३४॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
वसवस्त्रयोदशाक्षरेण त्रयोदशँ स्तोममुदजयँस्तमुज्जेषँ रुद्राश्चतुर्दशाक्षरेण चतुर्दशँ स्तोममुदजयँस्तमुज्जेषमादित्याः पञ्चदशाक्षरेण पञ्चदशँ स्तोममुदजयँस्तमुज्जेषमदितिः षोडशाक्षरेण षोडशँ स्तोममुदजयत्तमुज्जेषम्प्रजापतिः सप्तदशाक्षरेण सप्तदशँ स्तोममुदजयत्तमुज्जेषम् ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठ
वसवः। त्रयोदशाक्षरेणेति त्रयोदशऽअक्षरेण। त्रयोदशमिति त्रयःऽदशम्। स्तोमम्। उत्। अजयन्। तम्। उत्। जेषम्। रुद्राः। चतुर्दशाक्षरेणेति चतुर्दशऽअक्षरेण। चतुर्दशमिति चतुःऽदशम्। स्तोमम्। उत्। अजयन्। तम्। उत्। जेषम्। आदित्याः। पञ्चदशाक्षरेणेति पञ्चदशऽअक्षरेण। पञ्चदशमिति पञ्चऽदशम्। स्तोमम्। उत्। अजयन्। तम्। उत्। जेषम्। अदितिः। षोडशाक्षरेणेति षोडशऽअक्षरेण। षोडशम्। स्तोमम्। उत्। अजयत्। तम्। उत्। जेषम्। प्रजापतिरिति प्रजाऽपतिः। सप्तदशाक्षरेणेति सप्तदशऽअक्षरेण। सप्तदशमिति सप्तऽदशम्। स्तोमम्। उत्। अजयत्। तम्। उत्। जेषम्॥३४॥
Meaning -
Just as the Vasus, by thirteen syllabic metre, know the thirteen fold collection of laudable objects, so may I also know them. Just as the Rudras by fourteen-syllabic metre know the fourteen fold collection of laudable objects, so may I also know them. Just as the Adityas with fifteen Syllabic metre know the fifteen fold collection of laudable objects, so may I also know them. Just as the Aditi, with sixteen syllabic metre knows the sixteen fold collection of laudable objects, so may I also know them. Just as Prajapati, with seventeen-syllabic metre, knows the seventeen fold collection of laudable objects, so may I also know them.
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Vasus are the Brahmcharis who have observed the vow of celibacy for 24 years. Thirteen-syllabic metre means Asuri Anushtup Chhand. Thirteenfold objects: Ten pranas, soul, Mahattatva (2nd of the 25 principles of the Sankhyas) and primordial matter. Rudras : -the Brahmcharis who have spent 44 years in celibacy and study. Fourteen syllabic metre means Saamoi-Ushnik Chhand. Fourteen-fold objects : --Ten organs (5 Gyana and 5 Karma organs), mind, intellect, discernment and egotism. Adityas : -The Brahmcharh who have observed a vow of celibacy for 48 years, and studied all the four Vedas. Fifteen-syllabic metre means Asuri Gayatri Chhand. Fifteen fold objects . --Four Vedas, four-up-vedas (Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Gandharva Veda. Artha Veda), Six Angas, Shiksha (the science which teaches the proper pronunciation of words), Kalpa (the science of rituals). Vyakarna (grammer). Nirukta (Etymology), Chhand (Prosody), Jyotish (Astronomy), and beauty in action. Aditi : the queen with immense wealth and glory. Sixteeen-syllabic metre means Samni Anusktup Chhand. Sixteenfold objects : --(!) Pramana (Testimony) (2) Pr; ; mey (Theorem) (3) Sanshey (Doubts), (4) Prayojan (Application), (5) Drishtanta (Illustration), (6) Siddhanta (Principle), (7) Avayava (Syllogism), (8) Tarka (Logic), (9) Nirnaya (Decision), (10) Vada (Discussion), (11) Jalpa (Discourse), (12) Vitanda (Wrangling). (13) Hetvabhasa (Fallacy), (14) Chhala (Semblance), (15) Jaati (Futile answer), (16) Nigrhasthan (Flaw in an argument by which a disputant is brought low). These sixteen objects are mentioned in Nayaya Darshan. Prajapati . --King who rears the subjects. Seventeen-syllabic metre means Nichrid-Arshi Gayatri Chhand. Seventeenfold objects . --Four Vamas (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaish, Shudra), Four Ashramas (Brahmcharya. Grihastha, Banprastha, Sanyasa), Shravan (Hearing), Manan (Cogitation), Nidhidhyasan (Meditation), Desire for the non-obtained, Retention of the obtained, Development of the retained, proper use of the developed, Desire, and endeavour for salvation. In the last four mantras 31 to 34, the duties of the king and the subjects are described, which they should realise, and derive happiness therefrom.
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