Adhyaya 16 Mantra 28 - Shukla Yajurveda | Urdu | Vedapath

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Mantra 28

Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (Śatarudriya corpus).

Devata: Rudra (Bhava, Śarva, Paśupati; Nīlagrīva, Śitikāṇṭha).

Chandas: Yajus (prose).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नम॒: श्वभ्य॒: श्वप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ नमो॑ भ॒वाय॑ च रु॒द्राय॑ च॒ नम॑: श॒र्वाय॑ च पशु॒पत॑ये च॒ नमो॒ नील॑ग्रीवाय च शिति॒कण्ठा॑य च

Transliteration

námaḥ śvá-bhyaḥ śvápatibhyaś ca vo námo námo bhavā́ya ca rudrā́ya ca námaḥ śárvāya ca paśupátaye ca námo nī́lagrīvāya ca śitikáṇṭhāya ca

Translation

Homage to the dogs, and to the lords of dogs be unto you! Homage to Bhava and to Rudra! Homage to Śarva and to Paśupati! Homage to the Blue-necked and to the White-throated!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । श्वभ्यः । श्वपतिभ्यः । च । वः । नमः । नमः । भवाय । च । रुद्राय । च । नमः । शर्वाय । च । पशुपतये । च । नमः । नीलग्रीवाय । च । शितिकण्ठाय । च ।

Word by Word

नमःobeisance, salutation

श्वभ्यःto the dogs

श्वपतिभ्यःto the lords/masters of dogs

चand

वःof you / to you (your)

नमःobeisance

भवायto Bhava

चand

रुद्रायto Rudra

चand

नमःobeisance

शर्वायto Śarva

चand

पशुपतयेto Paśupati (lord of creatures)

चand

नमःobeisance

नीलग्रीवायto the blue-necked one

चand

शितिकण्ठायto the white-/bright-throated one

चand

Entities Mentioned

Rudra

Bhava

Śarva

Paśupati

Nīlagrīva

Śitikāṇṭha

Śvabhyāḥ / Śvapātibhyāḥ

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