Adhyaya 38 Mantra 8 - Shukla Yajurveda | Bengali | Vedapath

Various Rishis

Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 38, Mantra 8

Rishi: Pravargya tradition (attributed in ritual lineage to Yājñavalkya/Śukla school transmission rather than a single ṛṣi for each formula)

Devata: Indra; Savitṛ; Bṛhaspati; (Viśve Devāḥ as attendant frame)

Chandas: Yajus (prose formulae)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इन्द्रा॑य त्वा॒ वसु॑मते रु॒द्रव॑ते॒ स्वाहा । इन्द्रा॑य त्वाऽऽदि॒त्यव॑ते॒ स्वाहा । इन्द्रा॑य त्वाऽभिमाति॒घ्ने स्वाहा । स॒वि॒त्रे त्व॑ ऋभु॒मते॑ विभु॒मते॒ वाज॑वते॒ स्वाहा । बृह॒स्पत॑ये त्वा वि॒श्वदे॑व्यावते॒ स्वाहा॑ ।

Transliteration

índrāya tvā vásumate rudrávate svā́hā | índrāya tvā''dityávate svā́hā | índrāya tvā'bhimāti-ghné svā́hā | savitré tvā ṛbhúmate vibhúmate vā́javate svā́hā | bṛ́haspátaye tvā viśvádevyāvate svā́hā ||

Translation

ইন্দ্রের জন্য—তোমাকে, বসু-সমৃদ্ধ, রুদ্র-বলযুক্ত—স্বাহা! ইন্দ্রের জন্য—তোমাকে, আদিত্য-সমৃদ্ধ—স্বাহা! ইন্দ্রের জন্য—তোমাকে, অভিমাতি (শত্রু-আক্রমণ) বিনাশক—স্বাহা! সবিতৃর জন্য—তোমাকে, ঋভুসমৃদ্ধ, বিভুসমৃদ্ধ, বাজসমৃদ্ধ—স্বাহা! বৃহস্পতির জন্য—তোমাকে, বিশ্বদেব-সহিত—স্বাহা!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

इन्द्रा॑य । त्वा । वसु॑-मते । रु॒द्र-व॑ते । स्वाहा । इन्द्रा॑य । त्वा । आ॒दि॒त्य-व॑ते । स्वाहा । इन्द्रा॑य । त्वा । अ॒भि॒मा॒ति॒-घ्ने । स्वाहा । स॒वि॒त्रे । त्वा । ऋ॒भु॒-मते । वि॒भु॒-मते । वाज॑-वते । स्वाहा । बृह॒स्पत॑ये । त्वा । वि॒श्व-दे॑व्य-आवते । स्वाहा ।

Word by Word

इन्द्रायto Indra

त्वाyou (as object)

वसुमतेto the wealthy/possessor of riches

रुद्रवतेto the Rudra-possessing/with Rudra-power

स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call)

इन्द्रायto Indra

त्वाyou (as object)

आदित्यवतेto the Āditya-possessing/with solar power

स्वाहाsvāhā

इन्द्रायto Indra

त्वाyou (as object)

अभिमातिघ्नेto the slayer of hostile assailants

स्वाहाsvāhā

सवित्रेto Savitṛ

त्वाyou (as object)

ऋभुमतेto the R̥bhu-possessing/with R̥bhu-skill

विभुमतेto the all-pervading/mighty

वाजवतेto the prize/strength-possessing

स्वाहाsvāhā

बृहस्पतयेto Bṛhaspati

त्वाyou (as object)

विश्वदेव्यावतेto the one accompanied by all the gods

स्वाहाsvāhā

Entities Mentioned

Indra

Savitṛ

Bṛhaspati

Viśve Devāḥ

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