YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

Yajurveda Adhyay 40 / Mantra 4

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Devata- ब्रह्म देवता Rishi- दीर्घतमा ऋषिः Chhand- निचृत्त्रिष्टुप् Swara- धैवतः
Mantra with Swara
अने॑ज॒देकं॒ मन॑सो॒ जवी॑यो॒ नैन॑द्दे॒वाऽआ॑प्नुव॒न् पूर्व॒मर्ष॑त्।तद्धाव॑तो॒ऽन्यानत्ये॑ति॒ तिष्ठ॒त्तस्मि॑न्न॒पो मा॑त॒रिश्वा॑ दधाति॥४॥

अने॑जत्। एक॑म्। मन॑सः। जवी॑यः। न। ए॒न॒त्। दे॒वाः। आ॒प्नु॒व॒न्। पूर्व॑म्। अर्ष॑त् ॥ तत्। धाव॑तः। अ॒न्यान्। अति॑। ए॒ति॒। तिष्ठ॑त्। तस्मि॑न्। अ॒पः। मा॒त॒रिश्वा॑। द॒धा॒ति॒ ॥४ ॥

Mantra without Swara
अनेजदेकम्मनसो जवीयो नैनद्देवाऽआप्नुवन्पूर्वमर्शत् । तद्धावतोन्यानत्येति तिष्ठत्तस्मिन्नपो मातरिश्वा दधाति ॥

अनेजत्। एकम्। मनसः। जवीयः। न। एनत्। देवाः। आप्नुवन्। पूर्वम्। अर्षत्॥ तत्। धावतः। अन्यान्। अति। एति। तिष्ठत्। तस्मिन्। अपः। मातरिश्वा। दधाति॥४॥

YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

English
YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati) - English
Translation
That one, though absolutely motionless, is swifter than mind. The gods could not overtake It, when it sped before them. Though standing still, it outstrips all the others running fast. Even the vehement wind concedes its supremacy. (1)
Note
Contradictory statements are only to give an idea of the extra-ordinary nature of the Supreme Deity. Anejat, absolutely motionless. Manaso javiyaḥ, mind is considered to be the speediest thing, but God Supreme is speedier than mind. Arsat, when it sped (before them). Devāḥ, in legend Agni, Väyu, Sürya, Indra etc. are gods; most of them are speedy. Also, sense-organs, which are unable to comprehend the God Supreme. Tişthat, standing still. Tasmin apo matariśvā dadhāti, even the wind concedes His supremacy. (An arbitrary translation of 'apo dadhāti'; Hindi idiom, आगे पानी भरना ) ।