Adhyaya 16 Mantra 40 - Shukla Yajurveda | Chinese | Vedapath

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Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 16, Mantra 40

Rishi: Śatarudriya tradition (Yājñavalkya-line transmission)

Devata: Rudra (Paśupati and allied forms)

Chandas: Yajus-litany (mixed/prose)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नम॑: श॒ङ्गवे॑ च पशु॒पत॑ये च॒ नम॑ उ॒ग्राय॑ च भी॒माय॑ च॒ नमो॑ऽग्रेव॒धाय॑ च दूरेव॒धाय॑ च॒ नमो॑ ह॒न्त्रे च॒ हनी॑यसे च॒ नमो॑ वृ॒क्षेभ्यो॒ हरि॑केशेभ्यो॒ नम॑स्ता॒राय॑

Transliteration

námaḥ śaṅgáve ca paśupátaye ca náma ugrā́ya ca bhīmā́ya ca námo ’grevadhā́ya ca dūrevadhā́ya ca námo hantré ca hanī́yase ca námo vṛkṣébhyo hárikeśebhyo námas tārā́ya

Translation

敬礼于慈惠者，亦敬礼于众畜之主（Paśupati）！敬礼于猛烈者，亦敬礼于可怖者！敬礼于近击之杀者，亦敬礼于远击之杀者！敬礼于击杀者，亦敬礼于更为毁灭之击杀者！敬礼于诸树——黄发者；敬礼于塔罗（Tārā）！

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

नमः । शङ्गवे । च । पशुपतये । च । नमः । उग्राय । च । भीमाय । च । नमः । अग्रेवधाय । च । दूरेवधाय । च । नमः । हन्त्रे । च । हनीयसे । च । नमः । वृक्षेभ्यः । हरिकेशेभ्यः । नमः । ताराय

Word by Word

नमःobeisance, salutation

शङ्गवेto Śaṅgava (a name/epithet of Rudra)

चand

पशुपतयेto Paśupati (Lord of creatures)

चand

नमःobeisance

उग्रायto the fierce one

चand

भीमायto the terrible one

चand

नमःobeisance

अग्रेवधायto the slayer who strikes in front / the forward-smiting one

चand

दूरेवधायto the far-smiting one

चand

नमःobeisance

हन्त्रेto the slayer

चand

हनीयसेto the more destructive / more slaying one

चand

नमःobeisance

वृक्षेभ्यःfrom the trees / to the trees (as a class)

हरिकेशेभ्यःfrom the tawny-/golden-haired ones

नमःobeisance

तेto you

तारायto Tāra / to the saviour (one who ferries across)

Entities Mentioned

Rudra (Śaṅgava/Śiva aspect)

Rudra (Paśupati)

Rudra (Ugra/Bhīma)

Rudra (Agrevadhā/Dūrevadhā)

Rudra (Hantr/Hanīyān)

Tārā

Ritual Context

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