Chapter 40
त्रय्या च विद्यया केचित्त्वां वै वैतानिका द्विजा: । यजन्ते विततैर्यज्ञैर्नाना रूपामराख्यया ॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration
trayyā ca vidyayā kecit tvāṁ vai vaitānikā dvijāḥ yajante vitatair yajñair nānā-rūpāmarākhyayā
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
trayyā — of the three Vedas; ca — and; vidyayā — by the mantras; kecit — some; tvām — You; vai — indeed; vaitānikāḥ — who respect the regulations of the three sacred fires; dvijāḥ — brāhmaṇas; yajante — worship; vitataiḥ — elaborate; yajñaiḥ — with ritual sacrifices; nānā — various; rūpa — having forms; amara — of demigods; ākhyayā — by the designations.
Translation
“Brāhmaṇas who follow the regulations concerning the three sacred fires worship You by chanting mantras from the three Vedas and performing elaborate fire sacrifices for the various demigods, who have many forms and names.”