Aṣṭākṣarī Baiṭh Code Words
IntroductionAṣṭākṣarī Baiṭh are code words of eight syllables (akṣara-s) for each varga of the Ṛgvedapadapāṭha. The knowledge about these code words is contained in the text Aṣtākṣarī-BaiṭhParibhāṣā of Dakṣiṇāmūrti. The beginning and end of this text and a list of manuscripts are
given in the book Vedalakṣaṇa compiled by Pandit K. Paramesvara Aithal (1993: p. 122-125,
entry number 127). The text in Aithal’s book contains the code words for the varga-s 1.1.1-6,
8.4.41-42 and 49. The code words for the first and last vargas of Ṛgveda-padapāṭha are
ghejāśatachathājaḍuḥ and ciphibhapapadhācadā.
Code words for the varga-s 6.1.12-40, 6.2.1-40 and 6.3.1-24 are printed in the book Ekākṣarī
Baiṭhaparibhāṣā (2014, p. 217-220) by Dr. Bhagyalata Pataskar.

Aṣṭākṣarī Baiṭh Syllables
1: Number of pada-s (p)2: Number of pada-s with 1 akṣara / 4 akṣara-s (1a / 4a)3: Number of pada-s with 2 akṣara-s / 5 akṣara-s (2a / 5a)4: Number of pada-s with 3 akṣara-s / 6 akṣara-s (3a / 6a)
5: Number of pada-s with all akṣara-s anudātta / 7 akṣara-s (anu / 7a)
x: ka (8 akṣara-s); aka? (9 akṣara-s); ākū (10 akṣara-s)
6: Number of pada-s ending in visarga / n (vi / n)
7: Number of pada-s with avagraha / words + iti (avg / iti)
8: Number of pada-s ending in m / t
8: If the total number of words ending in si, tu and se is odd visarga is added at the end ofsyllable 8
Words+iti are pragṛhya words (kavīiti, vāyoiti) and rephī words (punariti)
Additional syllable(s) between syllables 5 and 6 in the available code words:
1.1.3 ka? (10a): vājinīvasūitivājinī-vasū
6.1.12 ka (8a): pra̱tadva̍sū̱riti̍ pra̱tat-va̍sū
6.1.13 ka (8a): śatakratoitiśata-krato
6.2.5 akū (9a): rudravartanīitirudra-vartanī
6.2.7 akaāka (9a; 10a): rudravartanīitirudra-vartanī; vājinīvasūitivājinī-vasū
6.2.8 ākū (10a): vājinīvasūitivājinī-vasū
6.2.26 gaākū (8a; 10a): vṛṣaṇvasūitivṛṣaṇ-vasū (3x); vājinīvasūitivājinī-vasū
6.2.28 ka (8a): vṛṣaṇvasūitivṛṣaṇ-vasū
6.2.36 aka (9a): sarpirāsutīitisarpiḥ-āsutī
6.2.39 ka (8a): kṛtadvasūitikṛtat-vasū
6.3.9 kha? (8a): śatakratoitiśata-krato (2x)6.3.11 ka (8a): divāvasoitidivā-vaso
6.3.18 ka (8a): śatakratoitiśata-krato
6.3.20 ka (8a): sadhastutīitisadha-stutī

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Example:a̱gnim | ī̱ ḻe̱ | pu̱raḥ-hi̍ tam | ya̱jñasya̍ | de̱ vam | ṛ̱tvija̍m | hotā̍ram | ra̱tna̱-dhāta̍mam ||1.1.1||
p = 8; 1a/4a = 0/0; 2a/5a = 6/0; 3a/6a = 3/0; anu/7a = 2/0; vi/n = 1/0; avg/iti = 2/0; m/t = 6/0;
situse = 0
Compound words contain a avagraha which separates the two parts of a compound (pu̱raḥhi̍ tam and ra̱tna̱-dhāta̍mam). In the transliterated text the avagraha is shown with the sign “-“.
For the baiṭh syllables 2-8 each part of a compound is called a pada: pu̱raḥ is a word with 2akṣara-s and it ends in visarga; hi̍ tam is a word with 2 akṣara-s and it ends in m; ra̱tna̱ is aword with 2 akṣara-s and all akṣara-s are anudātta; dhāta̍mam is a word with 3 akṣara-s and it
ends in m.
k
c
ṭ
t
p
y
ṣ

kh
ch
ṭh
th
ph
r
s

g
j
ḍ
d
b
l
h

gh
jh
ḍh
dh
bh
v
ḻ?

ṅ (1-5)ñ (6-10)ṇ (11-15)
n (16-20)
m (21-25)
ś (26-30)
kṣ (31-35)

For the numbers 36-70 y (+35) is added after the consonant. Example: gy (3+35 = 38)

Baith Syllable 1a ā i ī u ū e ai o au
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Examples: gū (36), ghe (47), ṅa (51), ci (63), ña (101)Baith Syllables 2-8
a ā i ī u ū e ai o au
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9For numbers 10-19 the consonant r is added before the syllables 2-8
Examples: gha (4/0), jhī (9/4), ṭu (11/4), thā (17/1), na (20/0), rña (10/10), rjhu (9/14)

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Varga 1.1.1 ( Aṣṭaka 1, Adhyāya 1, Varga 1)
ghejāśatachathājaḍuḥ (Aithal: ghejāśatachatājaḍuḥ)a̱gnim | ī̱ ḻe̱ | pu̱raḥ-hi̍ tam | ya̱jñasya̍ | de̱ vam | ṛ̱tvija̍m |hotā̍ram | ra̱tna̱-dhāta̍mam ||1.001.01||a̱gniḥ | pūrve̍ bhiḥ | ṛṣi̍ -bhiḥ | īḍya̍ḥ | nūta̍naiḥ | u̱ta |saḥ | de̱ vān | ā | i̱ ha | va̱kṣa̱ti̱ ||1.001.02||a̱gninā̍ | ra̱yim | a̱śna̱va̱t | poṣa̍m | e̱ va | di̱ ve-di̍ ve |ya̱śasa̍m | vī̱ rava̍t-tamam ||1.001.03||
agne̍ | yam | ya̱jñam | a̱dhva̱ram | vi̱ śvata̍ḥ | pa̱ri̱ -bhūḥ | asi̍ |saḥ | it | de̱ veṣu̍ | ga̱ccha̱ti̱ ||1.001.04||a̱gniḥ | hotā̍ | ka̱vi-kra̍tuḥ | sa̱tyaḥ | ci̱ traśra̍vaḥ-tamaḥ |de̱ vaḥ | de̱ vebhi̍ ḥ | ā | ga̱ma̱t ||1.001.05||
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

47
8/1
30/0
17/0
7/0
17/1
8/0
13/4
1

ghe
jā
śa
ta
cha
thā
ja
ḍu
ḥ

Varga 1.1.2ghaṭunañajajaghajhī (Aithal: ghaṭunañajajaghasī)
yat | a̱ṅga | dā̱śuṣe̍ | tvam | agne̍ | bha̱dram | ka̱ri̱ ṣyasi̍ |tava̍ | it | tat | sa̱tyam | a̱ṅgi̱ ra̱ḥ ||1.001.06||
upa̍ | tvā̱ | a̱gne̱ | di̱ ve-di̍ ve | doṣā̍-vastaḥ | dhi̱ yā | va̱yam |nama̍ḥ | bhara̍ntaḥ | ā | i̱ ma̱si̱ ||1.001.07||rāja̍ntam | a̱dhva̱rāṇā̍m | go̱pām | ṛ̱tasya̍ | dīdi̍ vim |vardha̍mānam | sve | dame̍ ||1.001.08||3

saḥ | na̱ḥ | pi̱ tā-i̍ va | sū̱nave̍ | agne̍ | su̱-u̱pā̱ya̱naḥ | bha̱va̱ |saca̍sva | na̱ḥ | sva̱staye̍ ||1.001.09||
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

41
11/4
20/0
10/0
8/0
8/0
4/0
9/3
2

gha
ṭu
na
ña
ja
ja
gha
jhī

Varga 1.1.3
ghoñūraṭhāṭhakaḍachejā (Aithal: ghoñūragaṭhākaḍachejā)vāyo̱iti̍ | ā | yā̱hi̱ | da̱rśa̱ta̱ | i̱ me | somā̍ḥ | ara̍ṁ-kṛtāḥ |teṣā̍m | pā̱hi̱ | śru̱dhi | hava̍m ||1.002.01||
vāyo̱iti̍ | u̱kthebhi̍ ḥ | ja̱ra̱nte̱ | tvām | accha̍ | ja̱ri̱ tāra̍ḥ |su̱ta-so̍māḥ | a̱ha̱ḥ-vida̍ḥ ||1.002.02||
vāyo̱iti̍ | tava̍ | pra̱-pṛ̱ñca̱tī | dhenā̍ | ji̱ gā̱ti̱ | dā̱śuṣe̍ |u̱rū̱cī | soma̍-pītaye ||1.002.03||
indra̍vāyū̱iti̍ | i̱ me | su̱tāḥ | upa̍ | praya̍ḥ-bhi̱ ḥ | ā | ga̱ta̱m |inda̍vaḥ | vā̱!m | u̱śanti̍ | hi ||1.002.04||
vāyo̱iti̍ | indra̍ḥ | ca̱ | ce̱ ta̱tha̱ḥ | su̱tānā̍m | vā̱ji̱ nī̱ va̱sū̱iti̍ vājinī-vasū |tau | ā | yā̱ta̱m | upa̍ | dra̱vat ||1.002.05||
vāyo̱iti̍ is counted as a 4a and indra̍vāyū̱iti̍ as a 6a word; vā̱ji̱ nī̱ va̱sū̱iti̍ vājinī consists of 10 akṣara-s (ka?
is added after s5).

s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
sx
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7a10avi / navg / itim/tsituse

49
10/5
27/0
12/1
12/0
13/0
7/6
8/10
0

gho
ñū
ra
ṭhā
ṭha
ka?
ḍa
che
jā

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Varga 1.1.4
gūṅībuchaḍhaghacuṭha (Aithal: gūṅībuchaḍhaśchacuṭa)vāyo̱iti̍ | indra̍ḥ | ca̱ | su̱nva̱taḥ | ā | yā̱ta̱m | upa̍ | ni̱ḥ-kṛ̱tam |ma̱kṣu | i̱ tthā | dhi̱ yā | na̱rā̱ ||1.002.06||
mi̱ tram | hu̱ve̱ | pū̱ta-da̍kṣam | varu̍ṇam | ca̱ | ri̱ śāda̍sam |dhiya̍m | ghṛ̱tācī̍m | sādha̍ntā ||1.002.07||ṛ̱tena̍ | mi̱ trā̱va̱ru̱ṇau̱ | ṛ̱ta̱-vṛ̱dhau̱ | ṛ̱ta̱-spṛ̱śā̱ |kratu̍m | bṛ̱hanta̍m | ā̱śā̱the̱ iti̍ ||1.002.08||
ka̱vīiti̍ | na̱ḥ | mi̱ trāvaru̍ṇā | tu̱vi̱ -jā̱tau | u̱ru̱-kṣayā̍ |dakṣa̍m | da̱dhā̱te̱ iti̍ | a̱pasa̍m ||1.002.09||
vāyo̱iti̍ and ka̱vīiti̍ are counted as 4a and ā̱śā̱the̱iti̍ and da̱dhā̱te̱iti̍ as 5a words.

s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

36
5/3
23/4
7/0
14/0
4/0
6/4
12/0
0

gū
ṅī
bu
cha
ḍha
gha
cu
ṭha

Varga 1.1.5
ghoṅuṣaṇacha(kaakū?)dhañugā (Aithal: ghoṅaṣaṇekhāgaṅuga)aśvi̍ nā | yajva̍rīḥ | iṣa̍ḥ | drava̍tpāṇī̱ iti̱ drava̍t-pāṇī | śubha̍ḥ | pa̱tī̱ iti̍ |puru̍-bhujā | ca̱na̱syata̍m ||1.003.01||aśvi̍ nā | puru̍-daṁsasā | narā̍ | śavī̍rayā | dhi̱ yā |dhiṣṇyā̍ | vana̍tam | gira̍ḥ ||1.003.02||
dasrā̍ | yu̱vāka̍vaḥ | su̱tāḥ | nāsa̍tyā | vṛ̱kta-ba̍rhiṣaḥ |ā | yā̱ta̱m | ru̱dra̱va̱rta̱nī̱ iti̍ rudra-vartanī ||1.003.03||
indra̍ | ā | yā̱hi̱ | ci̱ tra̱bhā̱no̱iti̍ citra-bhāno | su̱tāḥ | i̱ me | tvā̱-yava̍ḥ |aṇvī̍bhiḥ | tanā̍ | pū̱tāsa̍ḥ ||1.003.04||
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indra̍ | ā | yā̱hi̱ | dhi̱ yā | i̱ ṣi̱ taḥ | vipra̍-jūtaḥ | su̱ta-va̍taḥ |upa̍ | brahmā̍ṇi | vā̱ghata̍ḥ ||1.003.05||
indra̍ | ā | yā̱hi̱ | tūtu̍jānaḥ | upa̍ | brahmā̍ṇi | ha̱ri̱ -va̱ḥ |su̱te | da̱dhi̱ ṣva̱ | na̱ḥ | cana̍ḥ ||1.003.06||
The words indra̍ | ā | yā̱hi̱ are dropped in the traditional padapāṭha (galita padas) because they are
repeated from 1.003.04. pa̱tī̱ iti̍ is counted as 4a word; drava̍tpāṇī̱ iti̱ drava̍t and ci̱ tra̱bhā̱no̱iti̍ citra
consist of 8 syllables (ka is added after s5); ru̱dra̱va̱rta̱nī̱ iti̍ rudra is counted as a 9a word (akū isadded after s5)
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
sx
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7a8a; 9avi / navg / itim/tsituse

49
5/4
31/0
15/0
7/0
19/0
10/4
3/1
0

gho
ṅu
ṣa
ṇa
cha
kaakū?
dhañugāVarga 1.1.6
ṅachaibanaḍapachacha (Aithal: ṅachaibhanaḍapachacha)omā̍saḥ | ca̱rṣa̱ṇi̱ -dhṛ̱ta̱ḥ | viśve̍ | de̱ vā̱sa̱ḥ | ā | ga̱ta̱ |dā̱śvāṁsa̍ḥ | dā̱śuṣa̍ḥ | su̱tam ||1.003.07||viśve̍ | de̱ vāsa̍ḥ | a̱p-tura̍ḥ | su̱tam | ā | ga̱nta̱ | tūrṇa̍yaḥ |u̱srāḥ-i̍ va | svasa̍rāṇi ||1.003.08||
viśve̍ | de̱ vāsa̍ḥ | a̱sridha̍ḥ | ehi̍ -māyāsaḥ | a̱druha̍ḥ |medha̍m | ju̱ṣa̱nta̱ | vahna̍yaḥ ||1.003.09||pā̱va̱kā | na̱ḥ | sara̍svatī | vāje̍ bhiḥ | vā̱jinī̍-vatī |ya̱jñam | va̱ṣṭu̱ | dhi̱ yā-va̍suḥ ||1.003.10||
co̱da̱yi̱ trī | sū̱nṛtā̍nām | ceta̍ntī | su̱-ma̱tī̱ nām |ya̱jñam | da̱dhe̱ | sara̍svatī ||1.003.11||
ma̱haḥ | arṇa̍ḥ | sara̍svatī | pra | ce̱ ta̱ya̱ti̱ | ke̱ tunā̍ |dhiya̍ḥ | viśvā̍ḥ | vi | rā̱ja̱ti̱ ||1.003.12||

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s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

51
7/7
23/0
20/0
13/0
21/0
7/0
7/0
0

ṅa
chai
ba
na
ḍa
pa
cha
cha

Varga 8.8.42
gejuthāñāḍhaghagijhaḥ (Aithal: gejuthāñāḍhaghagijhaḥ)viṣṇu̍ḥ | yoni̍ m | ka̱lpa̱ya̱tu̱ | tvaṣṭā̍ | rū̱pāṇi̍ | pi̱ ṁśa̱tu̱ |ā | si̱ ñca̱tu̱ | pra̱jā-pa̍tiḥ | dhā̱tā | garbha̍m | da̱dhā̱tu̱ | te̱ ||10.184.01||
garbha̍m | dhe̱ hi̱ | si̱ nī̱ vā̱li̱ | garbha̍m | dhe̱ hi̱ | sa̱ra̱sva̱ti̱ |garbha̍m | te̱ | a̱śvinau̍ | de̱ vau | ā | dha̱ttā̱m | puṣka̍ra-srajā ||10.184.02||hi̱ ra̱ṇyayī̱ iti̍ | a̱raṇī̱ iti̍ | yam | ni̱ ḥ-mantha̍taḥ | a̱śvinā̍ |tam | te̱ | garbha̍m | ha̱vā̱ma̱he̱ | da̱śa̱me | mā̱si | sūta̍ve ||10.184.03||hi̱ ra̱ṇyayī̱ iti̍ is counted as 6a and raṇī̱ iti̍ as 5a word

s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

386
8/3
17/1
11/1
14/0
4/0
3/2
9/0
5

ge
ju
thā
ñā
ḍha
gha
gi
jha
ḥ

Varga 8.8.49
ciphibhapapadhācadā (Aithal: ciphibhapapadhācadā)sam-sa̍m | it | yu̱va̱se̱ | vṛ̱ṣa̱n | agne̍ | viśvā̍ni | a̱ryaḥ | ā |i̱ ḻaḥ | pa̱de | sam | i̱ dhya̱se̱ | saḥ | na̱ḥ | vasū̍ni | ā | bha̱ra̱ ||10.191.01||

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sam | ga̱ccha̱dhva̱m | sam | va̱da̱dhva̱m | sam | va̱ḥ | manā̍ṁsi | jā̱na̱tā̱m |de̱ vāḥ | bhā̱gam | yathā̍ | pūrve̍ | sa̱m-jā̱nā̱nāḥ | u̱pa̱-āsa̍te ||10.191.02||sa̱mā̱naḥ | mantra̍ḥ | sam-i̍ tiḥ | sa̱mā̱nī | sa̱mā̱nam | mana̍ḥ | sa̱ha | ci̱ ttam | e̱ ṣā̱m |sa̱mā̱nam | mantra̍m | a̱bhi | ma̱ntra̱ye̱ | va̱ḥ | sa̱mā̱nena̍ | va̱ḥ | ha̱viṣā̍ | ju̱ho̱mi̱ ||10.191.03||sa̱mā̱nī | va̱ḥ | ā-kū̍tiḥ | sa̱mā̱nā | hṛda̍yāni | va̱ḥ |sa̱mā̱nam | a̱stu̱ | va̱ḥ | mana̍ḥ | yathā̍ | va̱ḥ | su-sa̍ha | asa̍ti ||10.191.04||
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

63
22/2
24/0
21/0
21/0
19/1
6/0
18/1
4

ci
phi
bha
pa
pa
dhā
ca
dā

Varga 6.1.12
ṅaiṭīkṣatatakaṭajījuḥ (Pataskar: ṅai dakṣata taṁ kaṭajīju)
The code words in Pataskar(2014, p. 217-220) do not show final visarga.

indra̍ | tvam | a̱vi̱ tā | it | a̱si̱ | i̱ tthā | stu̱va̱taḥ | a̱dri̱ -va̱ḥ |ṛ̱tāt | i̱ ya̱rmi̱ | te̱ | dhiya̍m | ma̱na̱ḥ-yuja̍m ||8.013.26||i̱ ha | tyā | sa̱dha̱-mādyā̍ | yu̱jā̱naḥ | soma̍-pītaye |harī̱ iti̍ | i̱ ndra̱ | pra̱tadva̍sū̱riti̍ pra̱tat-va̍sū | a̱bhi | sva̱ra̱ ||8.013.27||
a̱bhi | sva̱ra̱ntu̱ | ye | tava̍ | ru̱drāsa̍ḥ | sa̱kṣa̱ta̱ | śriya̍m |u̱toiti̍ | ma̱rutva̍tīḥ | viśa̍ḥ | a̱bhi | praya̍ḥ ||8.013.28||i̱ māḥ | a̱sya̱ | pra-tū̍rtayaḥ | pa̱dam | ju̱ṣa̱nta̱ | yat | di̱ vi |nābhā̍ | ya̱jñasya̍ | sam | da̱dhu̱ḥ | yathā̍ | vi̱ de ||8.013.29||
a̱yam | dī̱ rghāya̍ | cakṣa̍se | prāci̍ | pra̱-ya̱ti | a̱dhva̱re |mimī̍te | ya̱jñam | ā̱nu̱ṣak | vi̱ -cakṣya̍ ||8.013.30||
harīiti and utoiti are counted as 4a words; pra̱tadva̍sū̱riti̍ pra̱tat is counted as 8a word (ka is added

after s5).

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s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
sx
s6
s7
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7a8avi / navg / itim/tsituse

58
11/3
35/0
16/0
16/0
11/0
8/3
8/4
3

ṇai
ṭī
kṣa
ta
ta
ka
ṭa
jī
ju
ḥ

Varga 6.1.40
jālaiṣavakhyakṣaḍājhe (Pataskar: jālaiṣavagyakṣaḍāḍya)gāva̍ḥ | ci̱ t | gha̱ | sa̱-ma̱nya̱va̱ḥ | sa̱-jā̱tye̍ na | ma̱ru̱ta̱ḥ | sa-ba̍ndhavaḥ |ri̱ ha̱te | ka̱kubha̍ḥ | mi̱ thaḥ ||8.020.21||
marta̍ḥ | ci̱ t | va̱ḥ | nṛ̱ta̱va̱ḥ | ru̱kma̱-va̱kṣa̱sa̱ḥ | upa̍ | bhrā̱tṛ̱-tvam | ā | a̱ya̱ti̱ |adhi̍ | na̱ḥ | gā̱ta̱ | ma̱ru̱ta̱ḥ | sadā̍ | hi | va̱ḥ | ā̱pi̱ -tvam | asti̍ | ni-dhru̍vi ||8.020.22||
maru̍taḥ | māru̍tasya | na̱ḥ | ā | bhe̱ ṣa̱jasya̍ | va̱ha̱ta̱ | su̱-dā̱na̱va̱ḥ |yū̱yam | sa̱khā̱ya̱ḥ | sa̱pta̱ya̱ḥ ||8.020.23||
yābhi̍ ḥ | sindhu̍m | ava̍tha | yābhi̍ ḥ | tūrva̍tha | yābhi̍ ḥ | da̱śa̱syatha̍ | krivi̍ m |maya̍ḥ | na̱ḥ | bhū̱ta̱ | ū̱ti-bhi̍ ḥ | ma̱ya̱ḥ-bhu̱va̱ḥ | śi̱ vābhi̍ ḥ | a̱sa̱ca̱-dvi̱ ṣa̱ḥ ||8.020.24||
yat | sindhau̍ | yat | asi̍ knyām | yat | sa̱mu̱dreṣu̍ | ma̱ru̱ta̱ḥ | su̱-ba̱rhi̱ ṣa̱ḥ |yat | parva̍teṣu | bhe̱ ṣa̱jam ||8.020.25||
viśva̍m | paśya̍ntaḥ | vi̱ bhṛ̱tha̱ | ta̱nūṣu̍ | ā | tena̍ | na̱ḥ | adhi̍ | vo̱ca̱ta̱ |kṣa̱mā | rapa̍ḥ | ma̱ru̱ta̱ḥ | ātu̍rasya | na̱ḥ | iṣka̍rta | vi-hru̍tam | puna̱riti̍ ||8.020.26||
punariti is counted as a 4a word.

s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

82
29/6
31/0
29/0
37/0
35/0
13/1
9/6
0

jā
lai
ṣa
va
khya (2+35=37)
kṣa
ḍā
jhe

9

Varga 6.2.26
ṅūñuṣaṇathaka?ākūḍhājecāḥ (Pataskar: ṅūyuṣaṇathagaākūḍhājecā)
The code words in Pataskar (2014, p. 217-220) do not show final visarga.

yu̱voḥ | ū̱m̐iti̍ | su | ratha̍m | hu̱ve̱ | sa̱dha-stu̍tyāya | sū̱riṣu̍ |atū̍rta-dakṣā | vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇā̱ | vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇva̱sū̱iti̍ vṛṣaṇ-vasū ||8.026.01||yu̱vam | va̱ro̱iti̍ | su̱-sāmṇe̍ | ma̱he | tane̍ | nā̱sa̱tyā̱ |ava̍ḥ-bhiḥ | yā̱tha̱ḥ | vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇā̱ | vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇva̱sū̱iti̍ vṛṣaṇ-vasū ||8.026.02||tā | vā̱m | a̱dya | ha̱vā̱ma̱he̱ | ha̱vyebhi̍ ḥ | vā̱ji̱ nī̱ va̱sū̱iti̍ vājinī-vasū |pū̱rvīḥ | i̱ ṣaḥ | i̱ ṣaya̍ntau | ati̍ | kṣa̱paḥ ||8.026.03||
ā | vā̱m | vāhi̍ ṣṭhaḥ | a̱śvi̱ nā̱ | ratha̍ḥ | yā̱tu̱ | śru̱taḥ | na̱rā̱ |upa̍ | stomā̍n | tu̱rasya̍ | da̱rśa̱tha̱ḥ | śri̱ ye ||8.026.04||
ju̱hu̱rā̱ṇā | ci̱ t | a̱śvi̱ nā̱ | ā | ma̱nye̱ thā̱m | vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇva̱sū̱iti̍ vṛṣaṇ-vasū |yu̱vam | hi | ru̱drā̱ | parṣa̍thaḥ | ati̍ | dviṣa̍ḥ ||8.026.05||vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇva̱sū̱iti̍ vṛṣaṇ (3x) is counted as a 8a word (ga is added after s5); vā̱ji̱ nī̱ va̱sū̱iti̍ vājinī iscounted as a 10a word (ākū is added after s5)
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
sx
s6
s7
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7a

56
10/4
31/0
15/0
17/0

3x 8a; 10avi / navg / itim/tsituse

14/1
8/6
5/1
1

ṅū
ñu
ṣa
ṇa
tha
gaākū
ḍhā
je
cā
ḥ

Varga 6.3.24
ñarūdhyūyapaḍhathūrbi (Pataskar: ñalūdhyūyapaḍhathūrbi)indrā̍gnī̱ iti̍ | yu̱vam | su | na̱ḥ | saha̍ntā | dāsa̍thaḥ | ra̱yim |yena̍ | dṛ̱ḻhā | sa̱mat-su̍ | ā | vī̱ ḻu | ci̱ t | sa̱hi̱ ṣī̱ mahi̍ | a̱gniḥ | vanā̍-iva | vāte̍ | it | nabha̍ntām | a̱nya̱ke| sa̱me̱ ||8.040.01||10na̱hi | vā̱m | va̱vrayā̍mahe | atha̍ | indra̍m | it | ya̱jā̱ma̱he̱ | śavi̍ ṣṭham | nṛ̱ṇām | nara̍m |saḥ | na̱ḥ | ka̱dā | ci̱ t | arva̍tā | gama̍t | ā | vāja̍-sātaye | gama̍t | ā | me̱ dha-sā̍taye | nabha̍ntām |a̱nya̱ke | sa̱me̱ ||8.040.02||tā | hi | madhya̍m | bharā̍ṇām | i̱ ndrā̱gnīiti̍ | a̱dhi̱ -kṣi̱ taḥ |tā | ū̱m̐iti̍ | ka̱vi̱ -tva̱nā | ka̱vīiti̍ | pṛ̱cchyamā̍nā | sa̱khī̱ -ya̱te | sam | dhī̱ tam | a̱śnu̱ta̱m | na̱rā̱! |nabha̍ntām | a̱nya̱ke | sa̱me̱ ||8.040.03||a̱bhi | a̱rca̱ | na̱bhā̱ka̱-vat | i̱ ndrā̱gnīiti̍ | ya̱jasā̍ | gi̱ rā |yayo̍ḥ | viśva̍m | i̱ dam | jaga̍t | i̱ yam | dyauḥ | pṛ̱thi̱ vī | ma̱hī | u̱pa-sthe̍ | bi̱ bhṛ̱taḥ | vasu̍ |nabha̍ntām | a̱nya̱ke | sa̱me̱ ||8.040.04||
pra | brahmā̍ṇi | na̱bhā̱ka̱-vat | i̱ ndrā̱gni-bhyā̍m | i̱ ra̱jya̱ta̱ |yā | sa̱pta-bu̍dhnam | a̱rṇa̱vam | ji̱ hma-bā̍ram | a̱pa̱-ū̱rṇu̱taḥ | indra̍ḥ | īśā̍naḥ | oja̍sā | nabha̍ntām |a̱nya̱ke | sa̱me̱ ||8.040.05||
api̍ | vṛ̱śca̱ | pu̱rā̱ṇa̱-vat | vra̱tate̍ ḥ-iva | gu̱ṣpi̱ tam | oja̍ḥ | dā̱sasya̍ | da̱mbha̱ya̱ |va̱yam | tat | a̱sya̱ | sam-bhṛ̍ tam | vasu̍ | indre̍ ṇa | vi | bha̱je̱ ma̱hi̱ | nabha̍ntām | a̱nya̱ke | sa̱me̱
||8.040.06||
The words nabha̍ntām, a̱nya̱ke, sa̱me̱ are dropped in the traditional padapāṭha (galita pada-s).
s1
s2
s3
s4
s5
s6
s7
s8

p
1a / 4a2a / 5a3a / 6aanu / 7avi / navg / itim/tsituse

101
27/5
54/5
26/0
21/0
14/0
17/5
23/12
0

ña
rū
dhyū (19+35=54)
ya
pa
ḍha
thū
rbi (10+2=12)

Appendix 1Dakṣiṇamūrtijñāpakalakṣaṇam
dakṣiṇamūrtijñāpakalakṣaṇam | prathamākṣareṇa padasaṁkhyā jñātavyā |dvitīyenaikākṣaracaturakṣare | tṛitīye dvyakṣarapañcākṣare | caturthena tryakṣaraṣaḍakṣare |pañcamena sarvānudāttasaptākṣare | ṣaṣthena visarganakārānte | saptamenāvagṛhyapragṛhye |aṣṭamena makarāntatakārante | pañcamebhyottareṇāṣṭabhyo 'dhikenāṣṭākṣarādi jñātavyam ,11rephasya daśasaṁkhyā jñātavyā | a ā i ī u ū e ai o au | padasaṁkhyottarasya akāravarjamiti
jñātavyam |Reference: Aithal (1993: p. 124, entry number 127)

Appendix 2
Caturakṣarī Baiṭh Code
1: Number of pada-s (p)2: Number of pada-s ending in visarga / n (vi / n)3: Number of pada-s with avagraha / words + iti (avg / iti)
4: Number of pada-s ending in m / t
The 4 syllables correspond to syllables 1, 6, 7, 8 of the Aṣṭākṣarī Baiṭḥ. The code is the same as
the code of Aṣṭākṣarī Baiṭḥ. Aithal (p. 301, entry number 535) gives the beginning and end of
the text Caturakṣarī Baiṭh. The text contains the code words for the vargas 1.1.1-4, 8.8.43-47
and 8.8.49
Varga 1.1.1
Varga 1.1.2
Varga 1.1.3
Varga 1.1.4
Varga 8.8.49

ghethājaḍu
ghajaghajhīghoḍachejāgūghacuṭha
cidhācadāghejāśatachathājaḍuḥ
ghaṭunañajajaghajhī
ghoñūraṭhāṭhaḍachejāgūṅībuchaḍhaghacuṭha
ciphibhapapadhācadā(Aithal: ghajajhīra)(Aithal: gūghacūḍha)Varga Caturakṣarī Baiṭh

p

vi

n

avg

iti

m

t

8.8.43 khaijagaṅa
8.8.44 gaiḍagakhi
8.8.45 gauṭhagakhā (Aithal: gauṭagakhā)
8.8.46 khijachacha
8.8.47 gichāgighū (Aithal: gighayighū)

28
38
30
23
33

8
13
12
8
7

0
0
0
0
1

3
3
3
7
3

0
0
0
0
2

5
2
2
7
4

0
2
1
0
5

Appendix 3Ekākṣarī Baiṭh Code
Aithal (p. 195-196, entry number 294) gives the beginning and end of the text Ṛgvedapada-ratna(paribhāṣā). It is also called Ekākṣarī Baiṭh-paribhāṣā (Aithal: p.257, entry number 421) andPadaratnalakṣaṇa.
The Ekākṣarī Baiṭh code gives the following informations about those words in the Padapāṭḥa which
belong to a varga of the Ṛgveda Saṁhitā:12

1. Number of words to which iti is added (pragṛhya and rephī words)
2. Information if the number of words ending in “n” is odd or even.
3. Information if the number of words ending in visarga is odd or even.
4. Information if the number of compound words (containing the avagraha) is odd or even.
5. Information if the last group of 5 words (pañcaka) contains 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 words.
6. Information if the total number of the words ending in si, tu and se is odd or even.
In the book Ekākṣarī Baiṭhaparibhāṣā (2014) by Dr. Bhagyalata Pataskar the Ekākṣarī Baiṭh code is
explained in detail. On the basis of these explanations I prepared the following chart :

iti
0

1

2

3

n

vi

avg

k
c
ṭ
ṅ
t
p
y
ś

kh
ch
ṭḥ
ṇ
th
ph
r
ṣ

g
j
ḍ
n
d
b
l
s

gh
jh
ḍḥ
m
dh
bh
v
h

1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0

1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0

1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0

cy, crcn, cṇ
cv
cm, mc

+4
+8
+12
+16

(1 = odd, 0 = even)(c = consonant)Number of Padas – Last Digitsituse

1
6

2
7

3
8

4
9

5
0

a
ū

ā
e

i
ai

ī
o

u
au

even
odd

(cl: odd)

Varga E.B.

iti

n

vi

avg

p

situse1.1.1 ṅe1.1.2 śa1.1.3 jrī

0
0
6

1
0
0

17
8
13

8
4
7

47
41
49

1
2
0

13

1.1.4 śra
1.1.5 prī1.1.6 ca
8.8.42 dai
8.8.49 ṅi

4
4
0
2
0

0
0
0
0
1

4
19
21
4
19

6
10
7
3
6

36
49
51
38
63

0
0
0
5
4

6.1.12 bhai
6.1.40 chā6.2.26 lyū
6.3.24 thya

3
1
6
5

0
0
1
0

11
35
14
14

8
13
8
17

58
82
56
101

3
0
1
0

References
Aithal, K.Parameswara, Veda-Lakṣaṇa: Vedic Ancillary Literature: A Descriptive Bibliography, Motilal
Banarsidass: Delhi, 1993; (Aṣtākṣarī-Baiṭh-Paribhāṣā of Dakṣiṇāmūrti, p. 122-125, entry number 127);(Caturakṣarī Baiṭh, p. 301, entry number 535)

Pataskar, Bhagyalata, Ekākṣarī Baiṭhaparibhāṣā, Adarsha Sanskrit Shoda Samstha, 2014
(Introduction, p. vi-vii); (Specimen of Aṣṭakṣarī Baiṭha, p. 216-220); (Dakṣiṇāmūrti- padavarṇalakṣanaparibhāṣā, p. 224-225); (Dakṣiṇāmūrti-kṛta-aṣṭākara-baiṭha-paribhāṣā, p. 226-227)Ṛgveda-Saṁhitā and Padapāṭha: http://www.detlef108.de/Rigveda.htm
Traditional Padapāṭha: Download Rigvedasanhitapadapatha-1.zip (2-zip) (3-zip) (4-zip)
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Rigveda Padapātha with marked Galita Padas | Detlef Eichler - Academia.eduŚikṣās and Vedalakṣaṇa texts:
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