Adhyaya 29 Mantra 40 - Shukla Yajurveda | French | Vedapath

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Mantra 40

Rishi: Not specified in the VS unit; belongs to the martial/royal hymn complex.

Devata: Jyā (bowstring) / Dhanuḥ as paired functional deities.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (simile-rich martial stanza).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

व॒क्ष्यन्ती॒वेदा ग॑नीगन्ति॒ कर्णं॑ प्रि॒यᳪ सखा॑यं परिषस्वजा॒ना । योषे॑व शिङ्क्ते॒ वित॒ताधि॒ धन्व॒ञ्ज्या इ॒यᳪ सम॑ने पा॒रय॑न्ती

Transliteration

vakṣyántīvedā ganīgánti kárṇaṃ priyáṃ sákhāyaṃ pariṣasvajānā́ | yóṣeva śíṅkte vitátādhi dhánvan jyā́ iyáṃ samáne pāráyantī

Translation

Comme si elle parlait, elle s’approche de l’oreille, enlaçant son cher compagnon. Telle une jeune fille, elle pare l’arc tendu : cette corde d’arc, dans la rencontre, fait passer (le combattant) au-delà.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

वक्ष्यन्ती-इव । एदा । गनीगन्ति । कर्णम् । प्रियम् । सखायम् । परि-स्वस्वजाना । योषा-इव । शिङ्क्ते । वितता । अधि । धन्वन् । ज्या । इयम् । समने । पारयन्ती

Word by Word

वक्ष्यन्तीwill speak / will utter

इवas if / like

इदाःrefreshments; (ritual) gifts/offerings

गनीगन्तिthey go repeatedly / they hasten

कर्णम्ear

प्रियम्dear / pleasing

सखायम्friend

परिaround

सस्वजानाःembracing

योषाa young woman

इवlike

शिङ्क्तेis poured out / is sprinkled

वितताstretched out

अधिupon / over

धन्वन्on the bow

ज्याbowstring

इयम्this

समनेin the contest / in the encounter

पारयन्तीcarrying through / bringing across; accomplishing

Entities Mentioned

Jyā (Bowstring)

Dhanuḥ (Bow)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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