Rig Veda 7.41.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 41, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.41
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawns)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical scan for certainty)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वावतीर्गोमतीर्न उषासो वीरवतीः सदमुच्छन्तु भद्राः । घृतं दुहाना विश्वतः प्रपीता यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
áśvāvatīr gómātīr na uṣā́so vī́ravatīḥ sádám ucchantu bhadrā́ḥ | ghṛtáṃ dúhānā viśvátáḥ prápītā yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
অশ্বসমৃদ্ধ, গোমতী, বীৰসমৃদ্ধ—শুভ উষাসসকল সদায় আমাৰ বাবে উদিত হওক। ঘৃত দুহি, সকলো দিশৰ পৰা পূৰ্ণ হৈ, তোমালোক সদায় স্বস্তিভিৰে আমাক ৰক্ষা কৰা।
Word by Word
अश्वावतीःhaving horses, rich in horses
अश्वावतीः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (अश्व + -वत्)
गोमतीःhaving cows, rich in cattle
गोमतीः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (गो + -मत्)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘our/for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उषासःthe Dawns
उषासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्
वीरवतीःhaving heroes/men, rich in heroes
वीरवतीः:
विशेषण (उषासः) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootवीरवत् (वीर + -वत्)
सदम्always, continually
सदम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदम्
उच्छन्तुlet (them) rise/shine
उच्छन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√शि (शयने/प्रकाशने; Vedic: ‘to rise, shine’)
भद्राःauspicious, gracious
भद्राः:
विशेषण (उषासः) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र
घृतम्ghee, clarified butter
घृतम्:
कर्म (दुहाना-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
दुहानाmilking, yielding
दुहाना:
कर्तृ (उषासः) सह क्रियाविशेषणभावः
TypeVerbal adjective (participle)
Root√दुह् (दोहने) + शानच्
विश्वतःfrom every side, on all sides
विश्वतः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वतस्
प्रपीताhaving drunk forth / well-drunk (i.e., refreshed, imbibing)
प्रपीता:
विशेषण (उषासः)
TypeVerbal adjective (past participle)
Rootप्र-√पा (पाने) + क्त (पीत) [Vedic form: प्रपीत-]
यूयम्you (pl.)
यूयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect!
पात:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा (रक्षणे) [Vedic: ‘protect’]
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति
सदाalways
सदा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
नःus
नः:
कर्म (पात) / सम्प्रदान (protect for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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