Mantra 1

Glance

अजा हिंकारोऽवयः प्रस्तावो गाव उद्गीथोऽश्वाः प्रतिहारः पुरुषो निधनमेता रेवत्यः पशुषु प्रोताः ॥ २.१८.१ ॥

In plain words

Goats are the hiṃkāra, sheep the prastāva, cows the udgītha, horses the pratihāra, man the nidhana. These are the Revatī verses woven upon animals.

The commentators

Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam· bhāṣya

अजा हिंकार इत्यादि पूर्ववत् । पशुषु प्रोता ॥

In plain words

The goat is the hiṃkāra and so forth, as previously stated. It is woven into cattle.

Close to the Sanskrit

Aja is the hiṃkāra and so forth, as before. It is woven into animals.