Adhyaya 16 Mantra 18 - Shukla Yajurveda | Japanese | Vedapath

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Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 16, Mantra 18

Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition

Devata: Rudra/Bhava (and Rudra’s hetí as personified weapon-power)

Chandas: Yajus (litany-style)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नमो॑ बभ्लु॒शाय॑ व्या॒धिने ऽन्ना॑नां॒ पत॑ये॒ नमो॒ नमो॑ भ॒वस्य॑ हेत्यै॒ जग॑तां॒ पत॑ये॒ नमो॒ नमो॑ रु॒द्राया॑तता॒यिने॒ क्षेत्रा॑णां॒ पत॑ये॒ नमो॒ नम॑: सू॒तायाह॑न्त्यै॒ वना॑नां॒ पत॑ये॒ नम॑:

Transliteration

námo babhluśā́ya vyā́dhine 'nnā́nāṃ pátaye námo | námo bhavásya hétyai jágatāṃ pátaye námo | námo rudrā́yātatāyíne kṣétrāṇāṃ pátaye námo | námaḥ sūtā́yāhántyai vánānāṃ pátaye námaḥ

Translation

褐色なる者、狩人、食物の主に敬礼——敬礼。バヴァ（Bhava）の矢（武器）に、動くものすべての主に敬礼——敬礼。襲い来たるルドラ（Rudra）に、田野の主に敬礼——敬礼。御者にして討ち滅ぼす者、森の主に敬礼——敬礼。

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । बभ्लुशाय । व्याधिने । अन्नानाम् । पतये । नमः । नमः । भवस्य । हेत्यै । जगताम् । पतये । नमः । नमः । रुद्राय । आततायिने । क्षेत्राणाम् । पतये । नमः । नमः । सूताय । अहन्त्यै । वनानाम् । पतये । नमः

Word by Word

नमःobeisance, homage

बभ्लुशायto Babhluśa (the tawny one; an epithet)

व्याधिनेto the hunter / to the one who strikes

अन्नानाम्of foods

पतयेto the lord

नमःobeisance

भवस्यof Bhava

हेत्यैto the weapon / missile

जगताम्of beings / of the moving world

पतयेto the lord

नमःobeisance

रुद्रायto Rudra

अततायिनेto the assailant / to the aggressor

क्षेत्राणाम्of fields

पतयेto the lord

नमःobeisance

सूतायto the charioteer / driver

अहन्त्यैto the slayer / to the striking (power)

वनानाम्of forests

पतयेto the lord

नमःobeisance

Entities Mentioned

Rudra

Bhava

Hetí (Rudra’s missile/weapon-power)

Babhluśa (the ‘brown one’ aspect of Rudra)

Sūtā (charioteer aspect)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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