Original Sanskrit

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् । मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ॥ ९-१६॥

Transliteration

ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham mantro’hamahamevājyam ahamagnirahaṃ hutam 9-16

English Translation

I am the KRATU; I am the sacrifice; I am the offering (food) to PITRIS (or ancestors) ; I am the medicinal herb, and all plants; I am the MANTRA I am also the clarified butter; I am the fire; I am the oblation.

Word-by-Word Meaning

ahaṃ = I; kratuḥ = Vedic ritual; ahaṃ = I; yajñaḥ = smrti sacrifice; svadhā = oblation; ahaṃ = I; ahaṃ = I; auṣadhaṃ = healing herb; mantraḥ = transcendental chant; ahaṃ = I; ahaṃ = I; eva = certainly; ājyaṃ = melted butter; ahaṃ = I; agniḥ = fire; ahaṃ = I; hutaṃ = offering.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Mystery

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