Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 24, Mantra 3
Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional)
Devata: Aśvins; Rudra Paśupati; Parjanya
Chandas: Yajus (prose formula)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शु॒द्धवा॑लः स॒र्वशु॑द्धवालो मणि॒वाल॒स्त आ॑श्वि॒नाः श्येत॑: श्येता॒क्षो॒ऽरु॒णस्ते रु॒द्राय॑ पशु॒पत॑ये क॒र्णा या॒मा अ॑वलि॒प्ता रौ॒द्रा नभो॑रूपाः पार्ज॒न्याः
Transliteration
śuddhávālaḥ sárvaśuddhavālo maṇivā́las ta āśvinā́ḥ | śyetáḥ śyetākṣó 'ruṇás te rudrā́ya paśupátaye | karṇā́ yāmā́ avaliptā́ raudrā́ nabhórūpāḥ pārjanyā́ḥ
Translation
শুদ্ধ-লেজযুক্ত, সর্বশুদ্ধ-লেজযুক্ত, মণি-লেজযুক্ত—এগুলি আশ্বিন (অশ্বিনদ্বয়ের)৷ শ্বেত, শ্বেতাক্ষ (শ্বেত-নয়ন), অরুণ—এগুলি রুদ্র পশুপতির জন্য৷ কর্ণ-চিহ্নিত, যাম-চিহ্নিত, অবলিপ্ত (লেপিত/মলিন)—এগুলি রৌদ্র (রুদ্রের)৷ নভোরূপ (আকাশ-রূপ) পার্জন্য (পর্জন্যের)৷
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
शुद्ध-वालः । सर्व-शुद्ध-वालः । मणि-वालः । ते । आश्विनाः । श्येतः । श्येत-अक्षः । अरुणः । ते । रुद्राय । पशु-पतये । कर्णाः । यामाः । अवलिप्ताः । रौद्राः । नभः-रूपाः । पार्जन्याः
Word by Word
शुद्धवालःthe pure-haired/bright-maned (one)
शुद्धवालः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध-वाल (प्रातिपदिक) < शुध् (शुद्ध) + वाल
सर्वशुद्धवालःthe wholly pure-haired
सर्वशुद्धवालः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-शुद्ध-वाल (प्रातिपदिक) < सर्व + शुद्ध + वाल
मणिवालःthe jewel-maned
मणिवालः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमणि-वाल (प्रातिपदिक) < मणि + वाल
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
आश्विनाःthe Aśvins / belonging to the Aśvins
आश्विनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआश्विन (प्रातिपदिक)
श्येतःwhite
श्येतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootश्येत (प्रातिपदिक)
श्येताक्षःwhite-eyed
श्येताक्षः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootश्येत-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) < श्येत + अक्ष
अरुणःruddy, tawny
अरुणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
रुद्रायfor Rudra
रुद्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पशुपतयेfor Paśupati (Lord of beasts)
पशुपतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपशुपति (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्णाःears / ear(-ornamented ones)
कर्णाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
यामाःwatches, courses (yāmas)
यामाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
अवलिप्ताःsmeared, anointed
अवलिप्ताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअव-लिप् (धातु) → अवलिप्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त)
रौद्राःrudra-like, fierce
रौद्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरौद्र (प्रातिपदिक) < रुद्र
नभोरूपाःhaving the form of the sky
नभोरूपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनभस्-रूप (प्रातिपदिक) < नभस् + रूप
पार्जन्याःof Parjanya / rain-bringing
पार्जन्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपार्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक) < पर्जन्य
Entities Mentioned
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PrajāpatiA
AgniS
SarasvatīA
AśvinsS
SomaP
PūṣanS
SūryaT
TvaṣṭṛV
VāyuI
IndraV
ViṣṇuR
Rudra PaśupatiP
ParjanyaV
Viśve DevāḥV
VācA
AditiD
DhātṛD
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