Adhyaya 16 Mantra 23 - Shukla Yajurveda | Lao | Vedapath

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Mantra 23

Rishi: Śatarudriya transmission lineage

Devata: Rudra’s hosts (gaṇas) under Rudra’s sovereignty

Chandas: Yajus/prose-formula style

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नमो॑ विसृ॒जद्भ्यो॒ विध्य॑द्भ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॑: स्व॒पद्भ्यो॒ जाग्र॑द्भ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॒: शया॑नेभ्य॒ आसी॑नेभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॒स्तिष्ठ॑द्भ्यो॒ धाव॑द्भ्यश्च वो॒ नम॑:

Transliteration

námo visṛjádbhyo vídhyadbhyaś ca vo námo námaḥ svapádbhyo jā́gradbhyaś ca vo námo námaḥ śayānébhya āsī́nebhyaś ca vo námo námas tíṣṭhadbhyo dhā́vadbhyaś ca vo námaḥ

Translation

Homage to you that let fly and you that pierce—homage to you! Homage, homage to you that sleep and you that wake! Homage, homage to you that lie and you that sit! Homage, homage to you that stand and you that run!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । विसृजद्भ्यः । विध्यद्भ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । स्वपद्भ्यः । जाग्रद्भ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । शयानेभ्यः । आसीनेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । तिष्ठद्भ्यः । धावद्भ्यः । च । वः । नमः ।

Word by Word

नमःsalutation

विसृजद्भ्यःto those who are releasing/letting go

विध्यद्भ्यःto those who are striking/piercing

चand

वःof you / your

नमःsalutation

स्वपद्भ्यःto those who are sleeping

जाग्रद्भ्यःto those who are awake

चand

वःof you / your

नमःsalutation

शयानेभ्यःto those who are lying down

आसीनेभ्यःto those who are seated

चand

वःof you / your

नमःsalutation

तिष्ठद्भ्यःto those who are standing

धावद्भ्यःto those who are running

चand

वःof you / your

नमःsalutation

Entities Mentioned

Rudra (Śiva)

Rudra-gaṇas (hosts, attendants, roaming companies)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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