Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 16, Mantra 53
Rishi: Rudra-hymnic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rudra as Īśāna.
Chandas: Yajus-formula with metrical cadence.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स॒हस्रा॑णि सहस्र॒शो बा॒ह्वोस्तव॑ हे॒तय॑: । तासा॒मीशा॑नो भगवः परा॒चीना॒ मुखा॑ कृधि
Transliteration
sahásrāṇi sahasraśó bāhvós tava hetáyaḥ | tāsām ī́śāno bhagavaḥ parācī́nā múkhā kṛdhi ||
Translation
Miles, sí, miles son tus proyectiles en tus brazos. De ellos, oh Señor soberano, oh Venerable, haz que los rostros se vuelvan lejos, apartados de nosotros.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
स॒हस्रा॑णि । सहस्र॒शः । बा॒ह्वोः । तव॑ । हे॒तयः॑ । तासा॑म् । ईशा॑नः । भगवः । परा॒चीना॑ । मुखा॑ । कृधि ।
Word by Word
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रशःby thousands; in thousands
सहस्रशः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बाह्वोःof (your) two arms / on (your) two arms
बाह्वोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you; your
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हेतयःmissiles; weapons
हेतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहेति (प्रातिपदिक)
तासाम्of those (weapons)
तासाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानःthe lord; the ruler
ईशानः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; √ईश् ‘to rule’ से)
भगवःO Blessed/Lord
भगवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पराचीनानिturned away; facing away
पराचीनानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपराचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
मुखानिfaces; fronts
मुखानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
कृधिmake; do
कृधि:
(मुखानि इति) कर्म-प्रवर्तक क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
Entities Mentioned
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RudraĪ
Īśāna (aspect of Rudra)B
BhagavatRitual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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