Adhyaya 16 Mantra 27 - Shukla Yajurveda | Urdu | Vedapath

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Mantra 27

Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (Śatarudriya corpus).

Devata: Rudra (as lord of crafts, liminal groups, and hunting powers).

Chandas: Yajus (prose).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नम॒स्तक्ष॑भ्यो रथका॒रेभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॒: कुला॑लेभ्यः कु॒र्मारे॑भ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नमो॑ निषा॒देभ्य॑: पु॒ञ्जिष्टे॑भ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नम॑: श्व॒निभ्यो॑ मृग॒युभ्य॑श्च वो॒ नम॑:

Transliteration

námas takṣábhyo rathakāŕebhyaś ca vo námo námaḥ kulā́lebhyaḥ kurmāŕebhyaś ca vo námo námo niṣādébhyaḥ púñjiṣṭebhyaś ca vo námo námaḥ śvánibhyo mṛgayúbhyaś ca vo námaḥ

Translation

Homage to the carpenters, and to the chariot-makers be unto you! Homage to the potters, and to the smiths be unto you! Homage to the Niṣādas, and to the heap-makers be unto you! Homage to the dog-keepers, and to the hunters be unto you!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । तक्षभ्यः । रथकारेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । कुलालेभ्यः । कुर्मारेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । निषादेभ्यः । पुञ्जिष्टेभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । श्वनिभ्यः । मृगयुभ्यः । च । वः । नमः ।

Word by Word

नमःsalutation, homage

तक्षभ्यःto the carpenters (wood-cutters/artisans)

रथकारेभ्यःto the chariot-makers

चand

वःyour / for you (pl.)

नमःsalutation

नमःsalutation (again)

कुलालेभ्यःto the potters

कुर्मारेभ्यःto the leather-workers / tanners

चand

वःyour / for you (pl.)

नमःsalutation

निषादेभ्यःto the Niṣādas (a community/tribe)

पुञ्जिष्टेभ्यःto the Púñjiṣṭas (a group; lit. ‘heap-makers/collectors’)

चand

वःyour / for you (pl.)

नमःsalutation

श्वनिभ्यःto the dog-keepers / those connected with dogs

मृगयुभ्यःto the hunters

चand

वःyour / for you (pl.)

नमःsalutation

Entities Mentioned

Rudra (Śiva)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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