9.16 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.Commentary: 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)