Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 4, Mantra 5
Rishi: Traditional ṛṣi attribution varies for shared ṛg-verse material; in VS usage treated as adopted ṛc for yajus-liturgy
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (the Gods collectively)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (ṛg-derived); exact meter should be verified against the RV source-verse
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वो॑ देवास ईमहे वा॒मं प्र॑य॒त्य॒ध्व॒रे । आ वो॑ देवास आ॒शिषो॑ य॒ज्ञिया॑सो हवामहे
Transliteration
ā́ vo devāsa īmahe vā́maṃ práyaty ádhvare | ā́ vo devāsa āśíṣo yajñíyāso havāmahe
Translation
ਹੇ ਦੇਵੋ! ਯੱਗ ਦੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਦੇ ਮਾਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸੀਂ ਮੰਗਲਮਈ ਵਰ ਲਈ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਹੇ ਦੇਵੋ, ਯਜ੍ਞਯੋਗ੍ਯ (ਯਜ੍ਞਿਯ) ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਅਸੀਂ ਆਸ਼ੀਰਵਾਦਾਂ ਲਈ ਆਹਵਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । वः । देवासः । ईमहे । वामम् । प्रयति । अध्वरे । आ । वः । देवासः । आशिषः । यज्ञियासः । हवामहे ।
Word by Word
आhither; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वःto you / your
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
देवासःO gods
देवासः:
Sampradāna (addressed) / Kartā (with ईमहे)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
ईमहेwe seek / we invoke
ईमहे:
Kartā (we)
TypeVerb
Rootईम्/इ (धातु: इ ‘to go/approach’; Vedic: ‘to seek, to invoke’), आत्मनेपद
वामम्the good; the desirable (boon)
वामम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवाम
प्रयतिin the forward course / in the advance (of the rite)
प्रयति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयति
अध्वरेin the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर
आhither; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वःto you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
देवासःO gods
देवासः:
Sampradāna (addressed) / Kartā (with हवामहे)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
आशिषःblessings
आशिषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआशिष्
यज्ञियासःworthy of sacrifice
यज्ञियासः:
Viśeṣaṇa of देवासः
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय
हवामहेwe invoke / we call
हवामहे:
Kartā (we)
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु: ह्वे ‘to call/invoke’), आत्मनेपद
Entities Mentioned
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Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods collectively)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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