Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 34, Mantra 23

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Savitṛ/Soma hymnic strata (RV parallels); in VS transmission attributed to the Yājñavalkya-lineage compilers

Devata: Soma (with Savitṛ colouring in the surrounding anuvāka)

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (by RV-style cadence; to be confirmed against pada-count in the parallel)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दे॒वेन॑ नो॒ मन॑सा देव सोम रा॒यो भा॒गᳪ स॑हसावन्न॒भि यु॑ध्य । मा त्वा त॑न॒दीशि॑षे वी॒र्य॒स्यो॒भये॑भ्य॒: प्रचि॑कित्सा॒ गवि॑ष्टौ

Transliteration

dēvēna nō manasā deva soma rāyō bhāgaṃ sahasāvan abhi yudhya | mā tvā tanadī́śiṣe vīryasyā ubhayēbhyaḥ pracikitsā gaviṣṭau ||

Translation

With godlike mind, O god Soma, strive thou for us for a portion of wealth, O mighty one. Let no wasting power constrain thee of thy vigour: from either side be thou discerning in the quest of kine.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

दे॒वेन॑ । नः॒ । मन॑सा । देव । सोम । रा॒यः । भा॒गम् । स॒ह॒सा॒व॒न् । अ॒भि । यु॒ध्य॒ । मा । त्वा॒ । त॒न॒दिः । इ॒शि॒षे॒ । वी॒र्य॑स्य । उ॒भये॑भ्यः । प्र॒चि॒कि॒त्सा॒ । गवि॑ष्टौ

Word by Word

• दे॒वेन॑: by/with the god
• दे॒वेन॑: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• मनसा: with (the) mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• देव: O god
• देव: (Address)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: (Address)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth’)

• भागम्: a share/portion
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहसावन्: O mighty one
• सहसावन्: (Address)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: सहसावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty’)

• अभि: towards, against
• अभि: (Directional/Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• युध्य: fight! contend!
• युध्य: (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)

• मा: do not
• मा: (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम)

• तनदीशिषे: (that) you should not seek to extend/assume control (over)
• तनदीशिषे: (Predicate)
• Type: Verb (compound form)
• Root: तन + ईशिषे (ईश् धातु/ईश्-प्रातिपदिक से; वैदिक रूप)

• वीर्यस्य: of strength/heroic power
• वीर्यस्य: (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• उभयेभ्यः: from both (sides) / for both
• उभयेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रचिकित्सा: discern! consider carefully!
• प्रचिकित्सा: (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चि + कित्स् (धातु; ‘to perceive/understand’)

• गविष्टौ: in the contest (for cows), in battle
• गविष्टौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गविष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘search for cows/battle’)

Entities Mentioned

• Soma
• Savitṛ (coloring)