Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 3, Mantra 11
Rishi: Traditionally ascribed within the Vājasaneyin transmission (often treated as belonging to the Yājñavalkya-lineage in the Śukla-Yajurveda milieu).
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (yajus-style prose-verse); not a strict ṛgvedic metre.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उ॒प॒प्र॒यन्तो॑ अध्व॒रं मन्त्रं॑ वोचेमा॒ग्नये॑ । आ॒रे अ॒स्मे च॑ शृण्व॒ते
Transliteration
u̱pa̱pra̱yánto adhva̱ráṃ mántraṃ vocemāgnáye | ā̱ré a̱smé ca śṛṇva̱té
Translation
当我们趋近祭献之道（adhvara）时，愿我们向阿耆尼（Agni）宣诵圣咒；当他垂听之际，愿一切敌害远离我们。
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
उप-प्रयन्तः । अध्वरम् । मन्त्रम् । वोचेम । अग्नये । आरे । अस्मे इति । च । शृण्वते ।
Word by Word
उपnear, towards (prefix)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग)
प्रयन्तःgoing forth/approaching
प्रयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√या (या गतौ) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
अध्वरम्the sacrifice (adhvara)
अध्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्त्रम्a sacred formula, mantra
मन्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / for you
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
वोचेमmay we speak / let us utter
वोचेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वच् परिभाषणे)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
आरेafar, away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (निपात/अव्यय)
अस्मेin us / among us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
शृण्वते(to/for him) listening; while (he) listens
शृण्वते:
Adhikaraṇa (locative absolute/qualifying)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√श्रु (श्रु श्रवणे)
Entities Mentioned
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AgniRitual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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