Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional White Yajurveda attribution; specific r̥ṣi not always stated for prose-like yajus)
Devata: Āśāḥ (Directions), Vidyut (Lightning), Vāc (Speech) as operative powers
Chandas: Yajus (non-metrical sacrificial formula with mixed cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari) म॒हाना॑म्न्यो रे॒वत्यो॒ विश्वा॒ आशा॑ः प्र॒भूव॑रीः । मैघी॑र्वि॒द्युतो॒ वाच॑ः सू॒चीभि॑ः शम्यन्तु त्वा
Transliteration mahā́nāmnyo revátyo víśvā ā́śāḥ prabhū́varīḥ | maighī́r vidyúto vā́caḥ sū́cībhiḥ śamyantu tvā
Translation Mögen dich die Großnamigen, die Glanzvollen, alle herrschenden Himmelsrichtungen ordnen und zurechtsetzen; mögen dich die wolkengeborenen Blitze — die Stimmen — mit ihren Nadeln besänftigen und fügen.
Padapatha (Word Analysis) म॒हा-ना॑म्न्यः । रे॒वत्यः । विश्वाः । आशाः । प्र॒भूव॑रीः । मैघीः । वि॒द्युतः । वाचः । सू॒चीभिः । शम्यन्तु । त्वा ।
Word by Word म॒हाना॑म्न्यः the ‘Mahānāmnī’ (great-named) [ones] रे॒वत्यः wealthy, splendid प्रभूवरीः very powerful, mighty मैघीः cloud-born, from the clouds सूचीभिः with needles / with sharp points शम्यन्तु may they become calm; may they pacify Entities Mentioned Ā
Āśāḥ (Directions/Quarters) M
Mahānāmnyāḥ (Great-named Powers) Viniyoga (Ritual Application)