YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

Yajurveda Adhyay 20 / Mantra 1

90 Mantra
20/1
Devata- सभोशो देवता Rishi- प्रजापतिर्ऋषिः Chhand- द्विपदा विराड गायत्री Swara- षड्जः
Mantra with Swara
क्ष॒त्रस्य॒ योनि॑रसि क्ष॒त्रस्य॒ नाभि॑रसि। मा त्वा॑ हिꣳसी॒न्मा मा॑ हिꣳसीः॥१॥

क्ष॒त्रस्य॑। योनिः॑। अ॒सि॒। क्ष॒त्रस्य॑। नाभिः॑। अ॒सि॒। मा। त्वा॒। हि॒ꣳसी॒त्। मा। मा॒। हि॒ꣳसीः॒ ॥१ ॥

Mantra without Swara
क्षत्रस्य योनिरसि क्षत्रस्य नाभिरसि । मा त्वा हिँसीन्मा मा हिँसीः ॥

क्षत्रस्य। योनिः। असि। क्षत्रस्य। नाभिः। असि। मा। त्वा। हिꣳसीत्। मा। मा। हिꣳसीः॥१॥

YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati)

English
YajurVeda (Swami Satyaprakash Saraswati) - English
Translation
O leader of the assembly, you are the birth-place of the governing power; you are the centre of the governing power. (1) May this seat of power not harm you; neither may it harm me. (2)
Note
Yonih, उत्पत्तिस्थानं, birth-place. Nabhiḥ, navel, centre. Ksatram, क्षतात् त्रायते इति क्षत्रं, that which protects from injury; the ruling power; governing power. In the beginning, jungle law prevailed everywhere. Might was right. Then people as sembled and decided to have a king, who will govern according to law.