अहर्वा अश्वं पुरस्तान्महिमाऽन्वजायत तस्य पूर्वे समुद्रे योनी रात्रिरेनं पश्चान्महिमाऽन्वजायत तस्यापरे समुद्रे योनिरेतौ वा अश्वं महिमानावभितः सम्बभूवतुर्हयो भूत्वा देवानवहद् वाजी गन्धर्वान् अर्वाऽसुरान् अश्वो मनुष्यान् समुद्र एवास्य बन्धुः समुद्रो योनिः
aharvā aśvaṃ purastānmahimā'nvajāyata tasya pūrve samudre yonī rātrirenaṃ paścānmahimā'nvajāyata tasyāpare samudre yoniretau vā aśvaṃ mahimānāvabhitaḥ sambabhūvaturhayo bhūtvā devānavahad vājī gandharvān arvā'surān aśvo manuṣyān samudra evāsya bandhuḥ samudro yoniḥ
अर्थMeaning
Verily Day arose after the horse as the (golden) vessel , called Mahiman (greatness), which (at the sacrifice) is placed before the horse. Its place is in the Eastern sea. The Night arose after the horse as the (silver) vessel, called Mahiman, which (at the sacrifice) is placed behind the horse. Its place is in the Western sea. Verily, these two vessels (or greatnesses) arose to be on each side of the horse. As a racer he carried the Devas, as a stallion the Gandharvas, as a runner the Asuras, as a horse men. The sea is its kin, the sea is its birthplace.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
अश्व के आगे दिन 'महिमा' नामक (सुवर्ण) पात्र के रूप में प्रकट हुआ; उसका स्थान पूर्व समुद्र है। अश्व के पीछे रात्रि 'महिमा' नामक (रजत) पात्र के रूप में प्रकट हुई; उसका स्थान पश्चिम समुद्र है। ये दोनों महिमाएँ अश्व के दोनों ओर उत्पन्न हुईं। 'हय' बनकर उसने देवताओं को वहन किया, 'वाजी' बनकर गन्धर्वों को, 'अर्वा' बनकर असुरों को और 'अश्व' बनकर मनुष्यों को। समुद्र ही उसका बन्धु है, समुद्र ही उसका उद्गम-स्थान।
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