Adhyaya 29 Mantra 2 - Shukla Yajurveda | Punjabi | Vedapath

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Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 29, Mantra 2

Rishi: Śukla-Yajurvedic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Agni (as path-knower and carrier).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical audit).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

घृ॒तेना॒ञ्जन्त्सं प॒थो दे॑व॒याना॑न् प्रजा॒नन् वा॒ज्यप्ये॑तु दे॒वान् । अनु॑ त्वा सप्ते प्र॒दिश॑: सचन्ताᳪ स्व॒धाम॒स्मै॒ यज॑मानाय धेहि ।

Transliteration

ghṛténa añján sáṃ pathó devayā́nān prajā́nann vājī ápy etu devā́n | ánu tvā sapté pradíśaḥ sacantāṃ svadhā́m asmaí yájamānāya dhehi |

Translation

ਘਿਉ ਨਾਲ ਅਭਿਅੰਜਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਦੇਵਯਾਨ ਮਾਰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਯਥਾਰਥ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ, ਵਾਜੀ (ਬਲਵਾਨ) ਦੇਵਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਥਾਨ ਕਰੇ। ਤੇਰੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਸੱਤ ਦਿਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਰਣ ਕਰਨ; ਇਸ ਯਜਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਸ੍ਵਧਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰ।

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

घृ॒तेन । अ॒ञ्जन् । सम् । प॒थः । दे॒व॒याना॑न् । प्र॒जा॒नन् । वा॒जी । अपि । ए॒तु । दे॒वान् । अनु॑ । त्वा । सप्ते । प्र॒दिशः॑ । स॒च॒न्ताम् । स्व॒धाम् । अ॒स्मै । यज॑मानाय । धेहि ।

Word by Word

घृतेनwith ghee

अञ्जन्they anoint

सम्together, completely

पथःpaths

देवयानान्god-leading / leading to the gods

प्रजानन्knowing, discerning

वाजिthe racer/steed (vājī)

अपिalso, indeed

एतुlet (him/it) go

देवान्to the gods

अनुafter, along

त्वाyou

सप्तseven

प्रदिशःdirections/regions

सचन्ताम्let (them) accompany/cleave to

स्वधाम्one’s own power/ordinance; svadhā

अस्मैto this (one)

यजमानायto the sacrificer

धेहिplace, bestow

Entities Mentioned

Agni

Viśve Devāḥ (implied)

Sapta Pradiśaḥ (Seven regions/directions)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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