Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 29, Mantra 32
Rishi: Ritual formula tradition.
Devata: Daivyau Hotārā (Divine Hotṛ pair).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like liturgical verse.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दैव्या॒ होता॑रा प्रथ॒मा सु॒वाचा॒ मिमा॑ना य॒ज्ञं मनु॑षो॒ यज॑ध्यै । प्र॒चो॒दय॑न्ता वि॒दथे॑षु का॒रू प्रा॒चीनं॒ ज्योति॑: प्र॒दिशा॑ दि॒शन्ता॑
Transliteration
daivyā́ hótārā prathamā́ suvā́cā mímānā yajñáṃ mánuṣo yájadhyai | pracodáyantā vidátheṣu kārū prā́cīnaṃ jyótiḥ pradíśā diśántā
Translation
ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਦੋ ਹੋਤ੍ਰ-ਯਾਜਕ, ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸੁਵਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ, ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਯਜਨ ਲਈ ਯੱਗ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਪ ਕੇ (ਵਿਧੀਬੱਧ ਕਰ ਕੇ) ਰਚਦੇ ਹਨ; ਵਿਦਥਾਂ (ਸਭਾਵਾਂ) ਵਿੱਚ ਕਵੀ/ਗਾਇਕ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ, ਉਹ ਅਗਲੀ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ—ਪੂਰਬ—ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
दैव्या॑ । होता॑रा । प्र॒थ॒मा । सु॒वाचा॑ । मिमा॑ना । य॒ज्ञम् । मनु॑षः । यज॑ध्यै । प्र॒चो॒दय॑न्ता । वि॒दथे॑षु । का॒रू । प्रा॒चीनम् । ज्योति॑ः । प्र॒दिशा॑ । दि॒शन्ता॑ ।
Word by Word
दैव्यौthe two divine
दैव्यौ:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (देव-सम्बन्धिन्)
होतारौtwo Hotṛ-priests / invokers
होतारौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (√हु ‘to offer/sacrifice’)
प्रथमौthe first
प्रथमौ:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम
सुवाचौwell-speaking / of good utterance
सुवाचौ:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वाच (सु + वाच्)
मिमानौ(they) measure out / fashion
मिमानौ:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मा (मि) ‘to measure, form, build’
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
मनुषःof Manu / of man
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
यजध्यैto sacrifice / in order to worship
यजध्यै:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
प्रचोदयन्तौ(they) impel / inspire
प्रचोदयन्तौ:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√चुद् ‘to impel, urge’
विदथेषुin the assemblies / rites
विदथेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ
कारूthe singer/poet (seer)
कारू:
Kartā (apposition/epithet)
TypeNoun
Rootकारु
प्राचीनम्eastern / former
प्राचीनम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीन
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
प्रदिशाby/through the fore-direction (quarter)
प्रदिशा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्र + दिश्) / प्रदिशा (दिक्-विशेषः)
दिशन्तौ(they) indicate / point out
दिशन्तौ:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√दिश् ‘to show, point out, indicate’
Entities Mentioned
D
Daivyau Hotārā (Divine Hotṛ pair)J
Jyotis (Eastern light)V
Vāc (Sacred Speech)Ritual Context
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