Mantra 23
Rishi: Traditionally affiliated to the Yājñavalkya transmission of the Vājasaneyins (exact ṛṣi ascription for this isolated formula is not uniformly fixed across ancillary indices)
Devata: Agni (ritual fire as sovereign/guardian of ṛta)
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like pāda structure (prose-leaning yajus style; metrical classification is secondary in this Yajurvedic formula)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
राज॑न्तमध्व॒राणां॑ गो॒पामृ॒तस्य॒ दीदि॑विम् । वर्ध॑मान॒ᳪ स्वे दमे॑
Transliteration
rā́jantam adhvarā́ṇāṃ gopā́m ṛtásya dī́divim | várdhamānaṃ své damé
Translation
The resplendent lord of sacrifices, the guardian of Ṛta, the shining one—ever waxing in his own abode.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
राजन्तम् । अध्वराणाम् । गोपाम् । ऋतस्य । दीदिविम् । वर्धमानम् । स्वे । दमे ।
Word by Word
राजन्तम्shining; ruling (him)
राजन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक) / √राज् (दीप्तौ/राज्ये)
अध्वराणाम्of the sacrifices (adhvaras)
अध्वराणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
गोपाम्the protector/guardian
गोपाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक; गो + पा)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
दीदिविम्the radiant one
दीदिविम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootदीदिवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दीदिवि’ = दीप्तिमान्/दीप्तः)
वर्धमानम्growing; increasing
वर्धमानम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्धमान (प्रातिपदिक) / √वृध् (वर्धने)
स्वेin his own
स्वे:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दमेhouse; abode
दमे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक)
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