Adhyaya 16 Mantra 22 - Shukla Yajurveda | Japanese | Vedapath

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Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 16, Mantra 22

Rishi: Śatarudriya transmission lineage

Devata: Rudra and his gaṇa/retinue (collectively addressed)

Chandas: Yajus/prose-formula style

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नम॑ उष्णी॒षिणे॑ गिरिच॒राय॑ कुलु॒ञ्चानां॒ पत॑ये॒ नमो॒ नम॑ इषु॒मद्भ्यो॑ धन्वा॒यिभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॑ आतन्वा॒नेभ्य॑: प्रति॒दधा॑नेभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॑ आ॒यच्छ॒द्भ्यो ऽस्य॑द्भ्यश्च वो॒ नम॑:

Transliteration

náma uṣṇīṣíṇe giricárāya kulūñcā́nāṃ pátaye námo náma iṣumádbhyo dhanvāyíbhyas ca vo námo náma ātanvānébhyaḥ pratidadhānébhyaś ca vo námo náma āyácchadbhyo ’syádbhyaś ca vo námaḥ

Translation

敬礼。頭巾を戴く者、山を巡る者、クルーñチャ（kulūñca）らの主に敬礼。敬礼、敬礼。汝ら矢を持つ者、弓を操る者に敬礼。敬礼、敬礼。汝ら弓を張る者、矢をつがえる者に敬礼。敬礼、敬礼。汝ら弓を引く者、矢を放つ者に敬礼。

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । उष्णीषिणे । गिरिचराय । कुलुञ्चानाम् । पतये । नमः । नमः । इषुमद्भ्यः । धन्वायिभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । आतन्वानेभ्यः । प्रतिदधानेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । आयच्छद्भ्यः । अस्यद्भ्यः । च । वः । नमः ।

Word by Word

नमःobeisance

उष्णीषिणेto the turbaned/helmeted one

गिरिचरायto the mountain-roamer

कुलुञ्चानाम्of the Kulūñcas (a class of beings/hosts)

पतयेto the lord

नमःobeisance

इषुमद्भ्यःto the arrow-bearing ones

धन्वायिभ्यःto the bow-wielders

चand

वःof you / your

नमःobeisance

आतन्वानेभ्यःto those who are stretching (the bow/string)

प्रतिदधानेभ्यःto those who are placing/setting (the arrow)

चand

वःof you / your

नमःobeisance

आयच्छद्भ्यःto those who are drawing (the bow)

अस्यद्भ्यःto those who are shooting

चand

वःof you / your

नमःobeisance

Entities Mentioned

Rudra (Uṣṇīṣin, Giricara)

Rudra-gaṇa (Iṣumadbhyaḥ, Dhanvāyibhyaḥ, Ātanvānebhyaḥ, Pratidadhānebhyaḥ, Āyacchadbhyaḥ, Asyadbhyaḥ)

Pati of the Kulūñcas

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