Adhyaya 3 Mantra 51 - Shukla Yajurveda | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Various Rishis

Mantra 51

Rishi: Traditional: Ṛgvedic seer(s) of the underlying ṛc; in VS usage transmitted under the Adhvaryu’s corpus (often left unspecified in Śukla-YV ritual recitation).

Devata: Indra (with his two Haris).

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence in the underlying Ṛgvedic source; VS recensional use as a yajus-formula.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अक्ष॒न्नमी॑मदन्त॒ ह्यव॑ प्रि॒या अ॑धूषत । अस्तो॑षत॒ स्वभा॑नवो॒ विप्रा॒ निवि॑ष्ठया म॒ती योजा॒ न्वि॒न्द्र ते॒ हरी॑

Transliteration

ákṣann amīmádanta hí áva priyā́ adhūṣata | ástoṣata svabhā́navo víprā níviṣṭhayā matī́ yója nv índra te hárī ||

Translation

अक्षन्नमीमदन्त ह्यव प्रिया अधूषत। अस्तोषत स्वभानवो विप्रा निविष्ठया मती। योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी॥

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

अक्षन् । अमीमदन्त । हि । अव । प्रियाः । अधूषत । अस्तोषत । स्व-भानवः । विप्राः । नि-विष्ठया । मती । योज । नु । इन्द्र । ते । हरी इति

Word by Word

अक्षन्they ate

अमीमदन्तthey rejoiced / became exhilarated

हिfor / indeed

अवdown; forth (as preverb/intensifier)

प्रियाःthe dear ones

अधूषतthey shook / bestirred themselves

अस्तोषतthey praised

स्वभानवःthe self-luminous ones

विप्राःthe inspired seers / priests

निविष्ठयाby (their) settled station / firm seat

मतीby thought / with intention

योजाyoke!

नुnow / indeed

इन्द्रO Indra

तेof you / your

हरीthe two bay steeds

Entities Mentioned

Indra

Harī (Indra’s two tawny steeds)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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