Adhyaya 20 Mantra 53 - Shukla Yajurveda | Chinese | Vedapath

Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 20, Mantra 53

Rishi: Indra-stuti tradition (RV-derived)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-mixed (invocatory; cadence may vary by pada)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ म॒न्द्रैरि॑न्द्र॒ हरि॑भिर्या॒हि म॒यूर॑रोमभिः । मा त्वा॒ के चि॒न्नि य॑म॒न् विं ना पा॒शिनोऽति॒ धन्वे॑व॒ ताँ२ इ॑हि

Transliteration

ā mandráir indra háribhir yā́hi mayū́raromabhiḥ | mā tvā́ ke cín ní yaman ví na pāśíno’ty áti dhánvā iva tā́ṃ̐ íhi ||

Translation

因陀罗啊，请乘你那令人欢悦的黄骠马而来，佩具如孔雀羽般辉耀。愿无人拘束你；越过那投索者——如越过广阔的原野——越过他们而来。

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

आ । मन्द्रैः । इन्द्र । हरिभिः । याहि । मयूररोमभिः । मा । त्वा । के । चित् । नि । यमन् । वि । न । पाशिनः । अति । धन्वा । इव । तान् । इहि ।

Word by Word

आhither; towards

मन्द्रैःwith gladdening/pleasant (ones)

इन्द्रO Indra

हरिभिःwith the bay steeds

याcome

हिindeed; just

मयूररोमभिःwith peacock-feathers

माdo not

त्वाyou

केany (persons)

चित्at all; even

निdown; in; into (as preverb)

यमन्should restrain; may they check

विम्apart; forth (intensifier)

नlike; as

पाशिनःnoose-bearers; trappers

अतिover; beyond

धन्वाthe open plain; desert

इवas; like

तान्them

इहिgo; come

Entities Mentioned

Indra

Harī (Indra’s tawny steeds)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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