White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 24

VS 24.1

अश्वस् तूपरो गोमृगस् ते प्राजापत्याः कृष्णग्रीव आग्नेयो रराटे पुरस्तात् सारस्वती मेष्य् अधस्ताद् धन्वोर् आश्विनाव् अधोरामौ बाह्वोः सौमपौष्णः श्यामो नाभ्याꣳ सौर्ययामौ श्वेतश् च कृष्णश् च पार्श्वयोस् त्वाष्ट्रौ लोमशसक्थौ सक्थ्योर् वायव्यः श्वेतः पुच्छ इन्द्राय स्वपस्याय वेहद् वैष्णवो वामनः

aśvas tūparo gomṛgas te prājāpatyāḥ kṛṣṇagrīva āgneyo rarāṭe purastāt sārasvatī meṣy adhastād dhanvor āśvināv adhorāmau bāhvoḥ saumapauṣṇaḥ śyāmo nābhyāṁ sauryayāmau śvetaś ca kṛṣṇaś ca pārśvayos tvāṣṭrau lomaśasakthau sakthyor vāyavyaḥ śvetaḥ puccha indrāya svapasyāya vehad vaiṣṇavo vāmanaḥ

A hornless horse and a gayal — those (are) Prajāpati's; a black-necked one (belongs) to Agni on the forehead in front; a ewe of Sarasvatī below, at the two bow-shaped parts; two dark-below ones of the Aśvins at the forearms; a dark one of Soma and Pūṣan at the navel; two of Sūrya and Yama, a white one and a black one, at the two flanks; two shaggy-thighed of Tvaṣṭṛ at the thighs; a white one of Vāyu at the tail; for Indra of good works a barren cow; for Viṣṇu a dwarf one.

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VS 24.2

रोहितो धूम्ररोहितः कर्कन्धुरोहितस् ते सौम्या बभ्रुर् अरुणबभ्रुः शुकबभ्रुस् ते वारुणाः शितिरन्ध्रो न्यतःशितिरन्ध्रः समन्तशितिरन्ध्रस् ते सावित्राः शितिबाहुर् अन्यतःशितिबाहुः समन्तशितिबाहुस् ते बार्हस्पत्याः पृषती क्षुद्रपृषती स्थूलपृषती ता मैत्रावरुण्यः

rohito dhūmrarohitaḥ karkandhurohitas te saumyā babhrur aruṇababhruḥ śukababhrus te vāruṇāḥ śitirandhro nyataḥśitirandhraḥ samantaśitirandhras te sāvitrāḥ śitibāhur anyataḥśitibāhuḥ samantaśitibāhus te bārhaspatyāḥ pṛṣatī kṣudrapṛṣatī sthūlapṛṣatī tā maitrāvaruṇyaḥ

A red one, a smoky-red one, a jujube-red one — those (are) of Soma; a brown one, a ruddy-brown one, a parrot-brown one — those (are) of Varuṇa; one with white nostrils, one white-nostrilled on one side, one white-nostrilled all round — those (are) of Savitṛ; one with a white foreleg, one white-legged on one side, one white-legged all round — those (are) of Bṛhaspati; a dappled cow, a small-dappled one, a coarse-dappled one — those (are) of Mitra and Varuṇa.

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VS 24.3

शुद्धवालः सर्वशुद्धवालो मणिवालस् त आश्विनाः श्येतः श्येताक्षो रुणस् ते रुद्राय पशुपतये कर्णा यामा अवलिप्ता रौद्रा नभोरूपाः पार्जन्याः

śuddhavālaḥ sarvaśuddhavālo maṇivālas ta āśvināḥ śyetaḥ śyetākṣo ruṇas te rudrāya paśupataye karṇā yāmā avaliptā raudrā nabhorūpāḥ pārjanyāḥ

One with clean hair, one wholly clean-haired, one with jewel-like hair — those (are) of the Aśvins; a white one, a white-eyed one, a ruddy one — those for Rudra, lord of cattle; dark-eared, black, smeared ones (are) of Rudra; cloud-coloured ones (are) of Parjanya.

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VS 24.4

पृश्निस् तिरश्चीनपृश्निर् ऊर्ध्वपृश्निस् ते मारुताः फल्गूर् लोहितोर्णी पलक्षी ताः सारस्वत्यः प्लीहाकर्णः शुण्ठाकर्णो द्ध्यालोहकर्णस् ते त्वाष्ट्राः कृष्णग्रीवः शितिकक्षो ञ्जिसक्थस् त ऐन्द्राग्नाः कृष्णाञ्जिर् अल्पाञ्जिर् महाञ्जिस् त उषस्याः

pṛśnis tiraścīnapṛśnir ūrdhvapṛśnis te mārutāḥ phalgūr lohitorṇī palakṣī tāḥ sārasvatyaḥ plīhākarṇaḥ śuṇṭhākarṇo ddhyālohakarṇas te tvāṣṭrāḥ kṛṣṇagrīvaḥ śitikakṣo ñjisakthas ta aindrāgnāḥ kṛṣṇāñjir alpāñjir mahāñjis ta uṣasyāḥ

A speckled one, one speckled crosswise, one speckled upward — those (are) of the Maruts; a reddish-small one, a red-wooled one, a whitish one — those (are) of Sarasvatī; one with a spleen-like ear, one with a shrivelled ear, one with a red ear above — those (are) of Tvaṣṭṛ; a black-necked one, one with white flanks, one with smeared thighs — those (are) of Indra and Agni; a black-streaked one, a little-streaked one, a greatly-streaked one — those (are) of the Dawn.

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VS 24.5

शिल्पा वैश्वदेव्यो रोहिण्यस् त्र्यवयो वाचे विज्ञाता अदित्यै सरूपा धात्रे वत्सतर्यो देवानां पत्नीभ्यः

śilpā vaiśvadevyo rohiṇyas tryavayo vāce vijñātā adityai sarūpā dhātre vatsataryo devānāṃ patnībhyaḥ

Variegated ones (are) for the All-Gods; red ones for Vāc; those in their third year, recognisable ones, for Aditi; those of like form for Dhātṛ; heifers for the wives of the gods.

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VS 24.6

कृष्णग्रीवा आग्नेयाः शितिभ्रवो वसूनाꣳ रोहिता रुद्राणाꣳ श्वेता अवरोकिण आदित्यानां नभोरूपाः पार्जन्याः

kṛṣṇagrīvā āgneyāḥ śitibhravo vasūnāṁ rohitā rudrāṇāṁ śvetā avarokiṇa ādityānāṃ nabhorūpāḥ pārjanyāḥ

Black-necked ones (are) of Agni; white-browed ones, of the Vasus; red ones, of the Rudras; white ones looking downward, of the Ādityas; cloud-coloured ones, of Parjanya.

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VS 24.7

उन्नत ऋषभो वामनस् त ऐन्द्रवैष्णवा उन्नतः शितिबाहुः शितिपृष्ठस् त ऐन्द्राबार्हस्पत्याः शुकरूपा वाजिनाः कल्माषा आग्निमारुताः श्यामाः पौष्नाः

unnata ṛṣabho vāmanas ta aindravaiṣṇavā unnataḥ śitibāhuḥ śitipṛṣṭhas ta aindrābārhaspatyāḥ śukarūpā vājināḥ kalmāṣā āgnimārutāḥ śyāmāḥ pauṣnāḥ

A tall one, a bull, a dwarf one — those (are) of Indra and Viṣṇu; a tall one, one with a white foreleg, one with a white back — those (are) of Indra and Bṛhaspati; parrot-coloured ones (are) the Vājins'; spotted ones, of Agni and the Maruts; dark ones, of Pūṣan.

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VS 24.8

एता ऐन्द्राग्ना द्विरूपा अग्नीषोमीया वामना अनड्वाह आग्नावैष्णवा वशा मैत्रावरुण्यो न्यतएन्यो मैत्र्यः

etā aindrāgnā dvirūpā agnīṣomīyā vāmanā anaḍvāha āgnāvaiṣṇavā vaśā maitrāvaruṇyo nyataenyo maitryaḥ

These (are) of Indra and Agni; the two-formed of Agni and Soma; dwarf draught-oxen of Agni and Viṣṇu; barren cows of Mitra and Varuṇa; those spotted on one side, of Mitra.

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VS 24.9

कृष्णग्रीवा आग्नेया बभ्रवः सौम्याः श्वेता वायव्या अविज्ञाता अदित्यै सरूपा धात्रे वत्सतर्यो देवानां पत्नीभ्यः

kṛṣṇagrīvā āgneyā babhravaḥ saumyāḥ śvetā vāyavyā avijñātā adityai sarūpā dhātre vatsataryo devānāṃ patnībhyaḥ

Black-necked ones (are) of Agni; brown ones, of Soma; white ones, of Vāyu; unrecognisable ones, for Aditi; those of like form, for Dhātṛ; heifers for the wives of the gods.

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VS 24.10

कृष्णा भौमा धूम्रा आन्तरिक्षा बृहन्तो दिव्याः शबला वैद्युताः सिध्मास् तारकाः

kṛṣṇā bhaumā dhūmrā āntarikṣā bṛhanto divyāḥ śabalā vaidyutāḥ sidhmās tārakāḥ

Black ones (are) of the earth; smoky ones, of the mid-air; tall ones, of the sky; dappled ones, of the lightning; spotted ones, of the stars.

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VS 24.11

धूम्रान् वसन्ताया लभते श्वेतान् ग्रीष्माय कृष्णान् वर्षाभ्यो रुणाञ् छरदे पृषतो हेमन्ताय पिशङ्गाञ् छिशिराय

dhūmrān vasantāyā labhate śvetān grīṣmāya kṛṣṇān varṣābhyo ruṇāñ charade pṛṣato hemantāya piśaṅgāñ chiśirāya

He takes smoky ones for spring, white ones for summer, black ones for the rains, ruddy ones for autumn, dappled ones for winter, tawny ones for the cool season.

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VS 24.12

त्र्यवयो गायत्र्यै पञ्चावयस् त्रिष्टुभे दित्यवाहो जगत्यै त्रिवत्सा अनुष्टुभे तुर्यवाह उष्णिहे

tryavayo gāyatryai pañcāvayas triṣṭubhe dityavāho jagatyai trivatsā anuṣṭubhe turyavāha uṣṇihe

Those in their third season (are) for the Gāyatrī; those in their fifth, for the Triṣṭubh; those of a year's draught, for the Jagatī; three-year-olds for the Anuṣṭubh; four-year draught-oxen for the Uṣṇih.

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VS 24.13

पष्थवाहो विराज उक्षणो बृहत्या ऋषभाः ककुभे नड्वाहः पङ्क्त्यै धेनवो तिच्छन्दसे

paṣthavāho virāja ukṣaṇo bṛhatyā ṛṣabhāḥ kakubhe naḍvāhaḥ paṅktyai dhenavo ticchandase

Six-year draught-oxen (are) for the Virāj; bulls for the Bṛhatī; bullocks for the Kakubh; draught-oxen for the Paṅkti; milch-cows for the Atichandas.

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VS 24.14

कृष्णग्रीवा आग्नेया बभ्रवः सौम्या उपध्वस्ताः सावित्रा वत्सतर्यः सारस्वत्यः श्यामाः पौष्णाः पृश्नयो मारुता बहुरूपा वैश्वदेवा वशा द्यावापृथिवीयाः

kṛṣṇagrīvā āgneyā babhravaḥ saumyā upadhvastāḥ sāvitrā vatsataryaḥ sārasvatyaḥ śyāmāḥ pauṣṇāḥ pṛśnayo mārutā bahurūpā vaiśvadevā vaśā dyāvāpṛthivīyāḥ

Black-necked ones (are) of Agni; brown ones, of Soma; besprinkled ones, of Savitṛ; heifers, of Sarasvatī; dark ones, of Pūṣan; speckled ones, of the Maruts; many-formed ones, of the All-Gods; barren cows, of Heaven and Earth.

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VS 24.15

उक्ताः संचरा एता ऐन्द्राग्नाः कृष्णाः वारुणाः पृश्नयो मारुताः कायास् तूपराः

uktāḥ saṃcarā etā aindrāgnāḥ kṛṣṇāḥ vāruṇāḥ pṛśnayo mārutāḥ kāyās tūparāḥ

These that have been named are the ones held in common: (those) for Indra-and-Agni; the black ones for Varuṇa; the dappled ones for the Maruts; the hornless ones for Ka.

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VS 24.16

अग्नये नीकवते प्रथमजान् आ लभते मरुद्भ्यः सांतपनेभ्यः सवात्यान् मरुद्भ्यो गृहमेधिभ्यो बष्किहान् मरुद्भ्यः क्रीडिभ्यः सꣳसृष्टान् मरुद्भ्यः स्वतवद्भ्यो नुसृष्टान्

agnaye nīkavate prathamajān ā labhate marudbhyaḥ sāṃtapanebhyaḥ savātyān marudbhyo gṛhamedhibhyo baṣkihān marudbhyaḥ krīḍibhyaḥ saṁsṛṣṭān marudbhyaḥ svatavadbhyo nusṛṣṭān

For Agni Nīkavat he takes hold of the firstborn (animals); for the Maruts Sāṃtapana, the savātya ones; for the Maruts Gṛhamedhin, the baṣkiha ones; for the Maruts Krīḍin, the saṃsṛṣṭa ones; for the Maruts Svatavas, the anusṛṣṭa ones.

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VS 24.17

उक्ताः संचरा एता ऐन्द्राग्नाः प्राशृङ्गा माहेन्द्रा बहुरूपा वैश्वकर्मणाः

uktāḥ saṃcarā etā aindrāgnāḥ prāśṛṅgā māhendrā bahurūpā vaiśvakarmaṇāḥ

These, called "roaming together," (belong) to Indra-and-Agni; those with forward-pointing horns, to Mahendra; those of many colours, to Viśvakarman.

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VS 24.18

धूम्रा बभ्रुनीकाशाः पितॄणाꣳ सोमवतां बभ्रवो बभ्रुनीकाशाः पितॄणां बर्हिषदां कृष्णा बभ्रुनीकाशाः पितॄणाम् अग्निष्वात्तानां कृष्णाः पृषन्तस् त्रैयम्बकाः

dhūmrā babhrunīkāśāḥ pitṝṇāṁ somavatāṃ babhravo babhrunīkāśāḥ pitṝṇāṃ barhiṣadāṃ kṛṣṇā babhrunīkāśāḥ pitṝṇām agniṣvāttānāṃ kṛṣṇāḥ pṛṣantas traiyambakāḥ

Smoke-grey (animals) with a brown appearance (are) for the Fathers who have soma; brown ones with a brown appearance (are) for the Fathers who sit on the barhis; black ones with a brown appearance (are) for the Fathers who have been eaten by Agni; black speckled ones (are) for Tryambaka.

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VS 24.19

उक्ताः संचरा एता शुनासीरीयाः श्वेता वायव्याः श्वेताः सौर्याः

uktāḥ saṃcarā etā śunāsīrīyāḥ śvetā vāyavyāḥ śvetāḥ sauryāḥ

Called contemporaneous, the dappled belong to Suna and Sîra; white ones to Vâyu; white ones to Sûrya.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899) (public domain)

VS 24.20

वसन्ताय कपिञ्जलान् आ लभते ग्रीष्माय कलविङ्गान् वर्षाभ्यस् तित्तिरीञ् छरदे वर्तिका हेमन्ताय ककराञ् छिशिराय विककरान्

vasantāya kapiñjalān ā labhate grīṣmāya kalaviṅgān varṣābhyas tittirīñ charade vartikā hemantāya kakarāñ chiśirāya vikakarān

For Spring he takes francolins, for Summer sparrows, for the Rains partridges, for Autumn quails, for Winter kakara-birds, for the Cool Season vikakara-birds.

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VS 24.21

समुद्राय शिशुमारान् अ लभते पर्जन्याय मण्डूकान् अद्भ्यो मत्स्यान् मित्राय कुलीपयान् वरुणाय नाक्रान्

samudrāya śiśumārān a labhate parjanyāya maṇḍūkān adbhyo matsyān mitrāya kulīpayān varuṇāya nākrān

For Samudra (the sea) he seizes porpoises, for Parjanya frogs, for the Waters fishes, for Mitra kulīpayas, for Varuṇa crocodiles.

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VS 24.22

सोमाय हꣳसान् आ लभते वायवे बलाका इन्द्राग्निभ्यां क्रुञ्चान् मित्राय मद्गून् वरुणाय चक्रवाकान्

somāya haṁsān ā labhate vāyave balākā indrāgnibhyāṃ kruñcān mitrāya madgūn varuṇāya cakravākān

For Soma he seizes geese; for Vāyu, herons; for Indra and Agni, curlews; for Mitra, cormorants; for Varuṇa, cakravāka geese.

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VS 24.23

अग्नये कुटरून् आ लभते वनस्पतिभ्य उलूकान् अग्नीषोमाभ्यां चाषान् अश्विभ्यां मयूरान् मित्रावरुणाभ्यां कपोतान्

agnaye kuṭarūn ā labhate vanaspatibhya ulūkān agnīṣomābhyāṃ cāṣān aśvibhyāṃ mayūrān mitrāvaruṇābhyāṃ kapotān

For Agni he seizes kuṭarū-birds, for the Vanaspatis owls, for Agni-and-Soma blue jays, for the Aśvins peacocks, for Mitra-and-Varuṇa doves.

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VS 24.24

सोमाय लबान् आ लभते त्वष्ट्रे कौलीकान् गोषादीर् देवानां पत्नीभ्यः कुलीका देवजामिभ्यो ग्नये गृहपतये पारुष्णान्

somāya labān ā labhate tvaṣṭre kaulīkān goṣādīr devānāṃ patnībhyaḥ kulīkā devajāmibhyo gnaye gṛhapataye pāruṣṇān

For Soma he seizes laba-birds, for Tvaṣṭṛ the kaulīkas, the goṣādīs for the wives of the gods, the kulīkās for the female kin of the gods, the pāruṣṇas for Agni the householder.

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VS 24.25

अह्ने पारावतान् आ लभते रात्र्यै सीचापूर् अहोरात्रयोः संधिभ्यो जतूर् मासेभ्यो दात्यौहान्त् संवत्सराय महतः सुपर्णान्

ahne pārāvatān ā labhate rātryai sīcāpūr ahorātrayoḥ saṃdhibhyo jatūr māsebhyo dātyauhānt saṃvatsarāya mahataḥ suparṇān

To Day he takes doves (as victims), to Night sīcāpū-birds, to the junctures of day and night bats, to the Months dātyauha-birds, to the Year great eagles.

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VS 24.26

भूम्या आखून् आ लभते न्तरिक्षाय पाङ्क्त्रान् दिवे कशान् दिग्भ्यो नकुलान् बभ्रुकान् अवान्तरदिशाभ्यः

bhūmyā ākhūn ā labhate ntarikṣāya pāṅktrān dive kaśān digbhyo nakulān babhrukān avāntaradiśābhyaḥ

To Ground he sacrifices rats; to Firmament field-rats; to Day voles; to the Quarters mungooses; to the Intermediate Spaces brownish ichneumons.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899) (public domain)

VS 24.27

वसुभ्य ऋश्यान् आ लभते रुद्रेभ्यः रुरून् आदित्येभ्यो न्यङ्कून् विश्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यः पृषतान्त् साध्येभ्यः कुलुङ्गान्

vasubhya ṛśyān ā labhate rudrebhyaḥ rurūn ādityebhyo nyaṅkūn viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ pṛṣatānt sādhyebhyaḥ kuluṅgān

For the Vasus he seizes ṛśya antelopes, for the Rudras ruru deer, for the Ādityas nyaṅku antelopes, for the All-Gods spotted deer, for the Sādhyas kuluṅga antelopes.

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VS 24.28

ईशानाय परस्वत आ लभते मित्राय गौरान् वरुणाय महिषान् बृहस्पतये गवयाꣳस् त्वष्ट्र उष्ट्रान्

īśānāya parasvata ā labhate mitrāya gaurān varuṇāya mahiṣān bṛhaspataye gavayāṁs tvaṣṭra uṣṭrān

For Īśāna he takes hold of wild asses, for Mitra gaura-oxen, for Varuṇa buffaloes, for Bṛhaspati gavaya-cattle, for Tvaṣṭṛ camels.

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VS 24.29

प्रजापतये पुरुषान् हस्तिन आ लभते वाचे प्लुषीꣳश् चक्षुषे मशकाञ् छ्रोत्राय भृङ्गाः

prajāpataye puruṣān hastina ā labhate vāce pluṣīṁś cakṣuṣe maśakāñ chrotrāya bhṛṅgāḥ

For Prajāpati he offers men (and) elephants; for Speech, the pluṣi-insects; for the eye, mosquitoes; for the ear, bees.

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VS 24.30

प्रजापतये च वायवे च गोमृगो वरुणायारण्यो मेषो यमाय कृष्णो मनुष्यराजाय मर्कटः शार्दूलाय रोहिद् ऋषभाय गवयी क्षिप्रश्येनाय वर्तिका नीलंगोः कृमिः समुद्राय शिशुमारो हिमवते हस्ती

prajāpataye ca vāyave ca gomṛgo varuṇāyāraṇyo meṣo yamāya kṛṣṇo manuṣyarājāya markaṭaḥ śārdūlāya rohid ṛṣabhāya gavayī kṣipraśyenāya vartikā nīlaṃgoḥ kṛmiḥ samudrāya śiśumāro himavate hastī

For Prajāpati and for Vāyu, the gomṛga; for Varuṇa, the wild ram; for Yama, the black (antelope); for the king of men, the monkey; for the tiger, the rohit (red deer); for the bull, the gayal-cow; for the swift falcon, the quail; for Nīlaṅgu, the worm; for the ocean, the porpoise; for Himavat, the elephant.

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VS 24.31

मयुः प्राजापत्य उलो हलिक्ष्णो वृषदꣳशस् ते धात्रे दिशां कङ्को धुङ्क्षाग्नेयी कलविङ्को लोहिताहिः पुष्करसादस् ते त्वाष्ट्रा वाचे क्रुञ्चः

mayuḥ prājāpatya ulo halikṣṇo vṛṣadaṁśas te dhātre diśāṃ kaṅko dhuṅkṣāgneyī kalaviṅko lohitāhiḥ puṣkarasādas te tvāṣṭrā vāce kruñcaḥ

The mayu (ape) is Prajāpati's; the owl, the halikṣṇa, the cat — these are for Dhātṛ; for the directions, the heron; the dhuṅkṣā is Agni's; the sparrow, the red snake, the puṣkarasāda — these are Tvaṣṭṛ's; for Speech, the curlew.

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VS 24.32

सोमाय कुलुङ्ग आरण्यो जो नकुलः शका ते पौष्णाः क्रोष्टा मायोर् इन्द्रस्य गौरमृगः पिद्वो न्यङ्कुः कक्कटस् ते नुमत्यै प्रतिश्रुत्कायै चक्रवाकः

somāya kuluṅga āraṇyo jo nakulaḥ śakā te pauṣṇāḥ kroṣṭā māyor indrasya gauramṛgaḥ pidvo nyaṅkuḥ kakkaṭas te numatyai pratiśrutkāyai cakravākaḥ

For Soma, the kuluṅga antelope; the wild goat, the mongoose, the śakā-animals — these are Pūṣan's; the jackal is Māyu's; Indra's is the gaura-deer; the pidva, the nyaṅku, the kakkaṭa — these are Anumati's; for Echo, the cakravāka bird.

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VS 24.33

सौरी बलाका शार्गः सृजयः शयाण्डकस् ते मैत्राः सरस्वत्यै शारिः पुरुषवाक् श्वाविद् भौमी शार्दूलो वृकः पृदाकुस् ते मन्यवे सरस्वते शुकः पुरुषवाक्

saurī balākā śārgaḥ sṛjayaḥ śayāṇḍakas te maitrāḥ sarasvatyai śāriḥ puruṣavāk śvāvid bhaumī śārdūlo vṛkaḥ pṛdākus te manyave sarasvate śukaḥ puruṣavāk

The balākā-crane is Sūrya's; the śārga, the sṛjaya, the śayāṇḍaka — these are Mitra's; for Sarasvatī, the śāri-bird that speaks with human voice; the porcupine belongs to Earth; the tiger, the wolf, the viper — these are for Manyu; for Sarasvat, the parrot that speaks with human voice.

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VS 24.34

सुपर्णः पार्जन्य आतिर् वाहसो दर्विदा ते वायवे बृहस्पतये वाचस् पतये पैङ्गराजो लज आन्तरिक्षः प्लवो मद्गुर् मत्स्यस् ते नदीपतये द्यावापृथिवीयः कूर्मः

suparṇaḥ pārjanya ātir vāhaso darvidā te vāyave bṛhaspataye vācas pataye paiṅgarājo laja āntarikṣaḥ plavo madgur matsyas te nadīpataye dyāvāpṛthivīyaḥ kūrmaḥ

The suparṇa (eagle) is Parjanya's; the āti, the vāhasa, the darvidā — these are for Vāyu; for Bṛhaspati, lord of speech, the paiṅgarāja; the laja belongs to the mid-air; the plava, the diver-bird, the fish — these are for the lord of rivers; the tortoise is of Heaven-and-Earth.

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VS 24.35

पुरुषमृगश् चन्द्रमसो गोधा कालका दार्वाघाटस् ते वनस्पतीनां कृकवाकुः सावित्रो हꣳसो वातस्य नाक्रो मकरः कुलीपयस् ते कूपारस्य ह्रियै शल्पकः

puruṣamṛgaś candramaso godhā kālakā dārvāghāṭas te vanaspatīnāṃ kṛkavākuḥ sāvitro haṁso vātasya nākro makaraḥ kulīpayas te kūpārasya hriyai śalpakaḥ

The man-deer belongs to the Moon; the monitor lizard, the kālakā and the woodpecker are for the Lords of the Forest; the cock belongs to Savitṛ; the goose to Vāta; the nākra, the makara and the kulīpaya belong to the deep sea; the śalpaka to Shame.

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VS 24.36

एण्य् अह्नो मण्डूको मूषिका तित्तिरिस् ते सर्पाणां लोपाश आश्विनः कृष्णो रात्र्या ऋक्षो जतूः सुषिलीका त इतरजनानां जहका वैष्णवी

eṇy ahno maṇḍūko mūṣikā tittiris te sarpāṇāṃ lopāśa āśvinaḥ kṛṣṇo rātryā ṛkṣo jatūḥ suṣilīkā ta itarajanānāṃ jahakā vaiṣṇavī

The doe belongs to Day; the frog, the mouse and the partridge are for the Serpents; the fox belongs to the Aśvins; the black one to Night; the bear, the bat and the suṣilīkā belong to the Other Folk; the hedgehog is Viṣṇu's.

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VS 24.37

अन्यवापो र्धमासानाम् ऋश्यो मयूरः सुपर्णस् ते गन्धर्वाणाम् अपाम् उद्रो मासां कश्यपो रोहित् कुण्डृणाची गोलत्तिका ते प्सरसां मृत्यवे सितः

anyavāpo rdhamāsānām ṛśyo mayūraḥ suparṇas te gandharvāṇām apām udro māsāṃ kaśyapo rohit kuṇḍṛṇācī golattikā te psarasāṃ mṛtyave sitaḥ

The cuckoo belongs to the half-months; the white antelope, the peacock and the eagle are for the Gandharvas; the otter to the Waters, the tortoise to the Months; the rohit, the kuṇḍṛṇācī and the golattikā belong to the Psaras-beings; the white one to Death.

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VS 24.38

वर्षाहूर् ऋतूनाम् आखुः कशो मान्थालस् ते पितॄणां बलायाजगरो वसूनां कपिञ्जलः कपोत उलूकः शशस् ते निरृत्यै वरुणायारण्यो मेषः

varṣāhūr ṛtūnām ākhuḥ kaśo mānthālas te pitṝṇāṃ balāyājagaro vasūnāṃ kapiñjalaḥ kapota ulūkaḥ śaśas te nirṛtyai varuṇāyāraṇyo meṣaḥ

The rain-caller belongs to the Seasons; the mole, the kaśa and the mānthāla are for the Fathers; the boa to Strength; the francolin to the Vasus; the dove, the owl and the hare belong to Nirṛti; the wild ram to Varuṇa.

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VS 24.39

श्वित्र आदित्यानाम् उष्ट्रो घृणीवान् वार्ध्रीणसस् ते मत्या अरण्याय सृमरो रुरू रौद्रः क्वयिः कुटरुर् दात्यौहस् ते वाजिनां कामाय पिकः

śvitra ādityānām uṣṭro ghṛṇīvān vārdhrīṇasas te matyā araṇyāya sṛmaro rurū raudraḥ kvayiḥ kuṭarur dātyauhas te vājināṃ kāmāya pikaḥ

The white-spotted one belongs to the Ādityas; the camel, the ghṛṇīvān and the vārdhrīṇasa belong to Thought; the sṛmara to the Wilderness; the rurū-deer is Rudra's; the kvayi, the kuṭaru and the dātyauha belong to the Steeds; the cuckoo to Desire.

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VS 24.40

खङ्गो वैश्वदेवः श्वा कृष्णः कर्णो गर्दभस् तरक्षुस् ते रक्षसाम् इन्द्राय सूकरः सिꣳहो मारुताः कृकलासः पिप्पका शकुनिस् ते शरव्यायै विश्वेषां देवानां पृषतः

khaṅgo vaiśvadevaḥ śvā kṛṣṇaḥ karṇo gardabhas tarakṣus te rakṣasām indrāya sūkaraḥ siṁho mārutāḥ kṛkalāsaḥ pippakā śakunis te śaravyāyai viśveṣāṃ devānāṃ pṛṣataḥ

The rhinoceros belongs to All the Gods; the dog, the black one, the karṇa, the ass and the hyena are for the Rakṣases; the boar to Indra; the lions belong to the Maruts; the chameleon, the pippakā and the śakuni-bird belong to the Arrow; the spotted deer to All the Gods.

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