Adhyaya 16 Mantra 38 - Shukla Yajurveda | Lao | Vedapath

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Mantra 38

Rishi: Śatarudriya tradition (Śukla)

Devata: Rudra

Chandas: Yajus (prose)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नम॒: कूप्या॑य चाव॒ट्या॑य च॒ नमो॒ वीध्र्या॑य चात॒प्या॒य च॒ नमो॒ मेघ्या॑य च च विद्यु॒त्या॒य च॒ नमो॒ वर्ष्या॑य चाव॒र्ष्याय॑ च

Transliteration

námaḥ kūpyā̀ya cāvaṭyā̀ya ca námo vīdhryā̀ya cātapyā̀ya ca námo meghyā̀ya ca vidyutyā̀ya ca námo varṣyā̀ya cāvarṣyā̀ya ca

Translation

Homage to him of the well and to him of the pit; homage to him of the cleft-drain and to him of the heat; homage to him of the cloud and to him of the lightning; homage to him of the rain and to him of the non-rain.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । कूप्याय । च । अवट्याय । च । नमः । वीध्र्याय । च । आतप्याय । च । नमः । मेघ्याय । च । विद्युत्याय । च । नमः । वर्ष्याय । च । अवर्ष्याय । च

Word by Word

नमःobeisance; salutation (to)

कूप्यायto the well(-like/related)

चand

अवट्यायto the pit/hole(-like/related)

चand

नमःobeisance (to)

वीध्र्यायto the (one) of furrow/channel (ploughing)

चand

आतप्यायto the heat/sunshine(-related)

चand

नमःobeisance (to)

मेघ्यायto the cloud(-related)

चand

विद्युत्यायto the lightning(-related)

चand

नमःobeisance (to)

वर्ष्यायto the rainy/pertaining to rain

चand

अवर्ष्यायto the non-rainy; not bringing rain

चand

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Rudra

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