Adhyaya 16 Mantra 26 - Shukla Yajurveda | English | Vedapath

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Mantra 26

Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (Śatarudriya corpus).

Devata: Rudra and his attendant powers manifest as social/martial functions.

Chandas: Yajus (prose).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नम॒: सेना॑भ्यः सेना॒निभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नमो॒ नमो॑ र॒थिभ्यो॑ अर॒तेभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॑: क्ष॒त्तृभ्य॑: संग्रही॒तृभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नमो॒ नमो॑ म॒हद्भ्यो॑ अर्भ॒केभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नम॑:

Transliteration

námaḥ sénābhyaḥ senāńibhyaś ca vo námo námo rathíbhyo aratébhyaś ca vo námo námaḥ kṣattṛ́bhyaḥ saṃgrahītṛ́bhyaś ca vo námo námo mahádbhyo arbhakébhyaś ca vo námaḥ

Translation

Homage to the armies, and to the leaders of armies be unto you! Homage to the chariot-fighters, and to the foot-soldiers be unto you! Homage to the chamberlains, and to the collectors be unto you! Homage to the great, and to the small be unto you!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । सेनाभ्यः । सेनानिभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । रथिभ्यः । अरतेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । क्षत्तृभ्यः । संग्रहीतृभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । महद्भ्यः । अर्भकेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः ।

Word by Word

नमःobeisance, salutation

सेनाभ्यःto/for (or from) the armies

सेनानिभ्यःto/for (or from) the commanders

चand

वःto you (pl.)

नमःobeisance

रथिभ्यःto/for the charioteers

अरतेभ्यःto/for the foot-soldiers (fighters on foot)

चand

वःto you (pl.)

नमःobeisance

क्षत्तृभ्यःto/for the chamberlains/attendants (kṣattṛs)

संग्रहीतृभ्यःto/for the collectors/keepers (those who take charge)

चand

वःto you (pl.)

नमःobeisance

महद्भ्यःto/for the great (ones)

अर्भकेभ्यःto/for the small/young (ones)

चand

वःto you (pl.)

नमःobeisance

Entities Mentioned

Rudra (Śiva) as the indwelling power in martial and civic order

Rudra’s gaṇas / attendant powers (as functional classes: senā, senānī, rathin, aratī, kṣattṛ, saṅgrahītṛ)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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