Word meanings
- aham
- I
- kratuḥ
- Vedic ritual
- aham
- I
- yajñaḥ
- sacrifice
- svadhā
- oblation
- aham
- I
- aham
- I
- auṣadham
- medicinal herb
- mantraḥ
- Vedic mantra
- aham
- I
- aham
- I
- eva
- also
- ājyam
- clarified butter
- aham
- I
- agniḥ
- fire
- aham
- I
- hutam
- the act offering
Translations
I am Kratu; I am Yajna; I am the offering to the manes; I am the medicinal herbs and all plants; I am the Mantra; I am also the ghee or melted butter; I am the fire; I am the oblation.
I am the oblation, the sacrifice, and the worship; I am the fuel and the chant; I am the butter offered to the fire; I am the fire itself, and I am the act of offering.
I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the oblation, I am the medicinal herb, I am the mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the act of offering.
।।9.16 -- 9.18।। क्रतु मैं हूँ, यज्ञ मैं हूँ, स्वधा मैं हूँ, औषध मैं हूँ, मन्त्र मैं हूँ, घृत मैं हूँ, अग्नि मैं हूँ और हवनरूप क्रिया भी मैं हूँ। जाननेयोग्य पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ। इस सम्पूर्ण जगत्का पिता, धाता, माता, पितामह, गति, भर्ता, प्रभु, साक्षी, निवास, आश्रय, सुहृद्, उत्पत्ति, प्रलय, स्थान, निधान तथा अविनाशी बीज भी मैं ही हूँ।Commentary
Kratu is a kind of Vedic sacrifice. Yajna is the worship enjoined in the Smriti or the holy books laying down lay and the code of conduct.I am the Mantra, the chant with which the oblation is offered to the manes or ancestors, and the shining ones (the Devatas or gods). Hutam also means the act of offering. Aushadham All plants including rice and barley or medicine that can cure diseases. (Cf.IV.24)