Rig Veda 1.48.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 48, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.48
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वावतीर्गोमतीर्विश्वसुविदो भूरि च्यवन्त वस्तवे । उदीरय प्रति मा सूनृता उषश्चोद राधो मघोनाम् ॥
Transliteration
aśvā́vatīr gómātīr viśva-suvído bhū́ri cyavanta vástave | udī́raya práti mā sūnṛ́tā uṣaś coda rā́dho maghónām ||
Translation
مُظهِرةً عطايا وافرةً لمقامنا—غنيةً بالخيل، غنيةً بالبقر، كاشفةً لكلّ خير—يا أُشَس (Uṣas)، أثيري نحوي كلماتِ الصدقِ المُبهِج؛ وادفعي إلى الامتلاء وفرةَ القوى السخيّة في داخلنا.
Word by Word
अश्वावतीःhaving horses
अश्वावतीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (अश्व + -वत्)
गोमतीःhaving cows
गोमतीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (गो + -मत्)
विश्वसुविदःall-good-finding / finding every good thing
विश्वसुविदः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वसु-विद् (विश्वसु + √विद् ‘जान’)
भूरिmuch, abundantly
भूरि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (indeclinable use)
Rootभूरि
च्यवन्तthey move/come forth
च्यवन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√च्यु (च्यवते) ‘चल्/पत्/स्खल्’
वस्तवेfor dwelling, for abiding
वस्तवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवस्तु (from √वस् ‘वस्/निवासे’ → वस्तु ‘dwelling, abode’)
उदीरयraise up, utter, set in motion
उदीरय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + √ईर्/√ईरय् ‘प्रेरणे/उत्थापने’
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
Upasarga/Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootप्रति
माof me / for me
मा:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (अहम्)
सूनृताtrue/gentle speech, gracious utterance
सूनृता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूनृता (सु- + नृ ‘नर/वाक्’ → ‘सु-नृता’)
उषःO Dawn (Uṣas)
उषः:
Sambodhana/Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्
चोदimpel, stimulate
चोद:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√चुद् ‘प्रेरणे’
राधःbounty, wealth, gift
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
मघोनाम्of the bountiful (patrons)
मघोनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमघवन्
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