Adhyaya 28 Mantra 1 - Shukla Yajurveda | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Mantra 1

Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (Hotṛ-invitatory yajus; specific ṛṣi not singled out in the mantra itself)

Devata: Indra (invited to ājya)

Chandas: Yajus with embedded ṛgvedic diction; not strictly metrical in VS transmission

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

होता॑ यक्षत्स॒मिधेन्द्र॑मि॒डस्प॒दे नाभा॑ पृथि॒व्या अधि॑ । दि॒वो वर्ष्म॒न्त्समि॑ध्यत॒ ओजि॑ष्ठश्चर्षणी॒सहां॒ वेत्वाज्य॑स्य॒ होत॒र्यज॑

Transliteration

hótā yakṣat samídhéndram iḍás-páde nā́bhā pṛthivyā́ ádhi | divó várṣman samídhyata ójiṣṭhaś carṣaṇī-sáhāṁ vétv ā́jyasya hótar yája

Translation

होता यक्षत्समिधेन्द्रमिडस्पदे नाभा पृथिव्या अधि। दिवो वर्ष्मन्त्समिध्यत ओजिष्ठश्चर्षणीसहां वेत्वाज्यस्य होतऱ्यज।

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

होता यक्षत् । समिधा इन्द्रम् । इडः-पदे । नाभा पृथिव्याः अधि । दिवः वर्ष्मन् । समिध्यत । ओजिष्ठः । चर्षणी-सहाम् । वेतु । आज्यस्य । होतः । यज

Word by Word

होताthe Hotṛ-priest

यक्षत्let him worship / offer

समिधाwith the kindling-stick (fuel)

इन्द्रम्Indra

इळास्पदेat the place/seat of Iḷā (the Iḍā-place)

नाभाwith/through the navel (as the central point)

पृथिव्याःof the earth

अधिupon, on

दिवःof heaven

वर्ष्मन्in the height/summit

समिध्यतlet him be kindled / be enkindled

ओजिष्ठःmost vigorous

चर्षणीसहाम्the supporter of the peoples

वेतुlet him obtain / find

आज्यस्यof ghee

होतरिin/at the Hotṛ (office/priest)

यजworship! offer!

Entities Mentioned

Indra

Agni (as kindled fire/samidh)

Iḍā

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