Adhyaya 28 Mantra 10 - Shukla Yajurveda | German | Vedapath

Various Rishis

Mantra 10

Rishi: Traditionally connected with the Soma-yājyā corpus; transmitted under the Adhvaryu/Hotṛ liturgical lineage (often left unspecified in Saṃhitā rubrics).

Devata: Vanaspati; Indra (by epithet śatakratu and indriya).

Chandas: Mixed/prose-yajus with ṛgvedic cadence; functional yājyā style (not a strict single chandas).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

होता॑ यक्ष॒द्वन॒स्पति॑ᳪ शमि॒तार॑ᳪ श॒तक्र॑तुं धि॒यो जो॒ष्टार॑मिन्द्रि॒यम् । मध्वा॑ सम॒ञ्जन्प॒थिभि॑: सु॒गेभि॒: स्वदा॑ति य॒ज्ञं मधु॑ना घृ॒तेन॒ वेत्वाज्य॑स्य॒ होत॒र्यज॑

Transliteration

hótā yakṣad vanaspátiṃ śamitā́raṃ śatákratuṃ dhiyó jóṣṭāram indriyám | mádhvā samañján pathíbhiḥ sugébhiḥ svádāti yajñáṃ mádhunā ghṛténa vétv ā́jyasya hótar yája

Translation

Der Hotṛ opfere Vanaspati, den Besänftiger, den Hundertkräftigen, den Gönner unserer heiligen Gedanken, die indriya-Kraft. Mit Süße, recht gesalbt auf leicht begehbaren Wegen, macht er das Opfer wohlschmeckend mit Honig und mit Ghee; es möge das Ājya gewinnen. O Hotṛ, opfere!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

होता । यक्षत् । वनस्पतिम् । शमितारम् । शतक्रतुम् । धियः । जोष्टारम् । इन्द्रियम् । मध्वा । समञ्जन् । पथिभिः । सुगेभिः । स्वदाति । यज्ञम् । मधुना । घृतेन । वेतु । आज्यस्य । होतः । यज ।

Word by Word

होताthe Hotṛ-priest

यक्षत्let (him) worship / offer

वनस्पतिम्the lord of the forest (sacrificial wood)

शमितारम्the appeaser / pacifier

शतक्रतुम्Śatakratu (Indra, of a hundred powers/rites)

धियःthoughts / prayers

जोष्टारम्the enjoyer / one who is pleased (with them)

इन्द्रियम्vigour / power

मध्वाwith sweetness / with honey

समञ्जन्he anoints / he smears

पथिभिःby paths

सुगेभिःeasy / good-going

स्वदातिmakes pleasant / sweetens

यज्ञम्the sacrifice

मधुनाwith honey / sweetness

घृतेनwith ghee

वेतुlet (him) obtain / attain

आज्यस्यof the ghee-offering

होतरीin/at the Hotṛ (i.e., with the Hotṛ-priest)

यजworship! / offer!

Entities Mentioned

Vanaspati

Indra (Śatakratu/Indriya)

Agni (implicit via Hotṛ-yaj and offering context)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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