YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

Yajurveda Adhyay 21 / Mantra 13

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21/13
Devata- विद्वांसो देवता Rishi- स्वस्त्यात्रेय ऋषिः Chhand- अनुष्टुप् Swara- गान्धारः
Mantra with Swara
तनू॒नपा॒च्छुचि॑व्रतस्तनू॒पाश्च॒ सर॑स्वती।उ॒ष्णिहा॒ छन्द॑ऽइन्द्रि॒यं दि॑त्य॒वाड् गौर्वयो॑ दधुः॥१३॥

तनू॒नपा॒दिति॒ तनू॒ऽनपा॑त्। शुचि॑ऽव्रतः। त॒नू॒पा इति॑ तनू॒ऽपाः। च॒। सर॑स्वती। उ॒ष्णिहा॑। छन्दः॑। इ॒न्द्रि॒यम्। दि॒त्य॒वाडिति॑ दित्य॒ऽवाट्। गौः। वयः॑। द॒धुः॒ ॥१३ ॥

Mantra without Swara
तनूनपाच्छुचिव्रतस्तनूपाश्च सरस्वती । उष्णिहा छन्द इन्द्रियन्दित्यवाड्गौर्वयो दधुः ॥

तनूनपादिति तनूऽनपात्। शुचिऽव्रतः। तनूपा इति तनूऽपाः। च। सरस्वती। उष्णिहा। छन्दः। इन्द्रियम्। दित्यवाडिति दित्यऽवाट्। गौः। वयः। दधुः॥१३॥

YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

English
YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati) - English
Translation
May Tanunapat (i. e. never - decaying body), urging always to pious actions, and Sarasvati (divine Doctress) that protects the body, Usnik metre and the two years old steer bestow long life and vigour (on the aspirant). (1)
Note
Tanūnapāt, तनूं न पातयति य: स:, one that does not allow his body to decay. Or, a never decaying body. Also, तनूनां अपां नपात् पौत्र: अग्नि:, fire, the grandson of waters. Water's son vegetation; vegetation's son fire. Here Agni, Sarasvatī, Uṣṇik metre, and dityavāṭ, (two years old steer), these bestow life and vigour on the aspirant.