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Rudra is the wielder of a sword, a quiver. He is designated as 罢墨办峁ａ箛别峁�u or the possessor of sharp arrows. He is known as 膧测耻诲丑颈苍 or one who is armed with weapons. He is praised as 厂惫腻测耻诲丑补 and Sudhanvan.^[1]

The term 蝉惫腻测耻诲丑补 and sudhanvan are explained by 惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补 respectively as:

艣辞产丑补苍补尘腻测耻诲丑补峁� 迟谤颈艣奴濒补峁� yasya sa 蝉惫腻测耻诲丑补岣�

And:

艣辞产丑补苍补峁� 诲丑补苍耻岣� 辫颈苍腻办补峁� yasya sa 蝉耻诲丑补苍惫腻.^[2]

From 惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补鈥檚 commentary, it is clear that Rudra carries in his hands a beautiful trident and a bow named 笔颈苍腻办补. So, he is called 厂惫腻测耻诲丑补 and 厂耻诲丑补苍惫腻苍 respectively.

In another commentary of 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补 construes the term 腻测耻诲丑补 as:

腻测耻诲丑补峁� 迟谤颈艣奴濒腻诲颈办补尘.^[3]

Here, it is mentioned that the name of his bow is 笔颈苍腻办补^[4] and the thunderbolt is 厂峁沰补.^[5] He is holding in his hands thousand shafts.^[6]

In the 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, as the lord of cattle Rudra is invoked for the protection of the soma-cow and the soma-cow is addressed as 谤耻诲谤腻 in the context of the Soma sacrifice.^[7]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

鈥�namo ni峁�a峁単i峁噀 ce峁�umate ca namast墨k峁ａ箛e峁�ave c膩yudhine ca 苍补尘补岣� sv膩yudh膩ya ca sudhanvane ca || 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 16.36

[2]:

惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补, Ibid.

[3]:

惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补, Ibid., 16.51

[4]:

parame v峁沰峁�am 腻测耻诲丑补峁� 苍颈诲丑腻测补 办峁泃迟颈峁� 惫补蝉腻苍补 腻肠补谤补 辫颈苍腻办补峁� bibhrad膩gahi || 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 16.51

[5]:

(a)...苍补尘补岣� s峁沰膩yibhyo jigh膩峁卻adbhyo...|| Ibid.,16.21 (b) s峁沰a iti vajran膩ma | 惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补, Ibid.

[6]:

sahasr膩峁噄 sahasra艣o b膩hvostava hetaya岣� | 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 16.53

[7]:

...蝉腻 devi devamaccheh墨ndr膩ya somamrudrastv膩vartayatu svasti somasakh膩 punarehi || vasvyasyaditirasy膩dity膩si 谤耻诲谤腻si candr膩si | b峁沨aspati峁ａ弓v膩 sumne ramn膩tu rudro vasubhir膩cake || 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 4.20; 21; 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 3.3.1.2