अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् | मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम् ||९-१६||
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham . mantro.ahamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam ||9-16||
Chapter 9 · Verse 16
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
In plain words
Kratu is a kind of Vedic sacrifice. Yajna is the worship enjoined in the Smriti or the holy books laying down lay and the code of conduct. I am the Mantra the chant with which the oblation is offered to the manes or ancestors and the shining ones (the Devatas or gods).
Translation
9.16 I am the Kratu. I am the sacrifice. I am the offering to the manes. I am the herb. I am the Mantra. I am Myself the clarified butter. I am the fire. I am the oblation.
Meaning
Kratu is a kind of Vedic sacrifice. Yajna is the worship enjoined in the Smriti or the holy books laying down lay and the code of conduct. I am the Mantra the chant with which the oblation is offered to the manes or ancestors and the shining ones (the Devatas or gods). Hutam also means the act of offering. Aushadham All plants including rice and barley or medicine that can cure diseases. (Cf. IV.24)
Word by word
अहम् I क्रतुः sacrifice अहम् I यज्ञः the sacrifice स्वधा the offering to Pitris or ancestors अहम् I अहम् I औषधम् the medicinal herbs and all plants मन्त्रः sacred syllable अहम् I अहम् I एव also आज्यम् ghee or clarified butter अहम् I अग्निः the fire अहम् I हुतम् the offering.