The sixth anuvak counts the even numbers from 4 to 48. Together with the odd numbers of the previous anuvak, these reflect the complete arithmetic of Vedic fire-altar construction.
📖 Yajurveda, Taittiriya Samhita
Mantra 1
चतस्रश्च मे अष्टौ च मे द्वादश च मे ।
Chatasrashcha me ashtau cha me dvaadasha cha me |
चतस्रः
four
अष्टौ
eight
द्वादश
twelve
May I receive four, eight, twelve — these even numbers.
Mantra 2
षोडश च मे विंशतिश्च मे चतुर्विंशतिश्च मे ।
Shodasha cha me vimshatiishcha me chaturvimshatiishcha me |
षोडश
sixteen
विंशतिः
twenty
चतुर्विंशतिः
twenty-four
May I receive sixteen, twenty, twenty-four — these even numbers.
Mantra 3
अष्टाविंशतिश्च मे द्वात्रिंशच्च मे ।
Ashtavimshatiishcha me dvatrimshachcha me |
अष्टाविंशतिः
twenty-eight
द्वात्रिंशत्
thirty-two
May I receive twenty-eight and thirty-two — these even numbers.
Mantra 4
षट्त्रिंशच्च मे चत्वारिंशच्च मे ।
Shattrimshachcha me chatvarimshachcha me |
षट्त्रिंशत्
thirty-six
चत्वारिंशत्
forty
May I receive thirty-six and forty — these even numbers.
Mantra 5
चतुश्चत्वारिंशच्च मेऽष्टाचत्वारिंशच्च मे ।
Chatushchatvarimshachcha me'shtachatvarimshachcha me |
चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्
forty-four
अष्टाचत्वारिंशत्
forty-eight
May I receive forty-four and forty-eight — related to the layers of the ritual fire-altar.
Mantra 6
वाजश्च प्रसवश्चापिजश्च क्रतुश्च सुवश्च मूर्धा च ।
Vajashcha prasavashchapijashcha kratushcha suvashcha murdha cha |
वाजः
food and strength
प्रसवः
inspiration
अपिजः
friendship
क्रतुः
ritual sacrifice
सुवः
the heavenly realm
मूर्धा
the highest, the summit
May I receive food and strength, inspiration, friendship, sacrifice, the heavenly realm, and the highest summit of all.
References
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