Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 25, Mantra 28
Rishi: Traditional: connected with Aśvamedha liturgy; often transmitted under Yājñavalkya-lineage in Śukla tradition (specific ṛṣi not explicit in the given excerpt)
Devata: Devatā-complex: the officiants as functional powers of Yajña; ultimately Prajāpati/Yajña as the encompassing deity
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence in transmission; exact chandas requires full pada-count verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
होता॑ध्व॒र्युराव॑या अग्निमि॒न्धो ग्रा॑वग्रा॒भ उ॒त शᳪस्ता॒ सुवि॑प्रः । तेन॑ य॒ज्ञेन॒ स्व॒रंकृतेन॒ स्वि॒ष्टेन व॒क्षणा॒ आ पृ॑णध्वम्
Transliteration
hótādhvaryúr ā́vāyā agním índho grā́vagrā́bha utá śaṃstā́ suvípraḥ | téna yajñéna svàr-aṃkṛténa svíṣṭena vakṣáṇā́ ā́ pṛṇadhvam ||
Translation
ಹೋತೃ ಮತ್ತು ಅಧ್ವರ್ಯು, ಆವಯ (ಆಹ್ವಾತೃ), ಅಗ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಇಂಧನ ಮಾಡುವವನು, ಗ್ರಾವಗ್ರಾಭ (ಪಿಷಣಶಿಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿಯುವವನು), ಹಾಗೂ ಶಂಸ್ತಾ (ಸ್ತುತಿ ಮಾಡುವವನು) ಸುವಿಪ್ರ—ಆ ಸುಸಂಯೋಜಿತ, ಸುವಿಷ್ಟ ಯಜ್ಞದಿಂದ, ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಹೊತ್ತುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಬೇಕಾದ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು (ವಕ್ಷಣಾಃ) ನೀವು ತುಂಬಿ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಿರಿ.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
होता । अध्वर्युः । आऽवायाः । अग्निम् । इन्धः । ग्रावऽग्राभः । उत । शंसता । सु-विप्रः । तेन । यज्ञेन । स्वरम्-कृतेन । सु-इष्टेन । वक्षणाः । आ । पृणध्वम्
Word by Word
होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √हु (जुहोति)
अध्वर्युःthe Adhvaryu-priest
अध्वर्युः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
आवायाःthe Āvāyas (a class of priests/assistants)
आवायाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआवाय (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (the fire)
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्धःkindles
इन्धः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√इन्ध् (दीप्तौ) → इन्ध (कृदन्त/नाम)
ग्रावग्रहःthe Soma-stone-grasper (Grāvagrābha priest)
ग्रावग्रहः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
शंस्ताthe reciter/praiser (Śaṃsā-priest)
शंस्ता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशंस् (स्तुतौ) → शंस् + तृ = शंस्-तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुविप्रःthe good/wise inspired one
सुविप्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that
तेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
यज्ञेनby the sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वरंकृतेनmade effective/fit for ‘svar’ (well-performed)
स्वरंकृतेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वरंकृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < स्वरम् + √कृ (करणे) + क्त
स्विष्टेनwell-offered; duly accomplished
स्विष्टेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्विष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < सु + √इष्/√यज् (वैदिक ‘well-offered’) + क्त
वक्षणाःthe (sacrificial) vessels/containers (vákṣaṇāḥ)
वक्षणाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
पृणध्वम्fill (you all)
पृणध्वम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (पूरणे) → पृणु
Entities Mentioned
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AgniY
Yajña (as Prajāpati)D
Devas (collective)Ritual Context
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