Rig Veda 7.41.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 41, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.41
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)
Devata: Bhaga
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical scan for certainty)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भग एव भगवाँ अस्तु देवास्तेन वयं भगवन्तः स्याम । तं त्वा भग सर्व इज्जोहवीति स नो भग पुरएता भवेह ॥
Transliteration
bhága evá bhágavāṃ astu devā́s ténā vayáṃ bhágavantaḥ syāma | táṃ tvā bhaga sárva íj johavīti sá no bhaga puraetā́ bhavehá ||
Translation
ভগ স্বয়ংই দেব হোন—ভাগ-সমৃদ্ধ; তাঁর দ্বারাই আমরাও ভাগ-সমৃদ্ধ হই। হে ভগ, যাঁকে সকলেই সত্যই আহ্বান করে—এখানে আমাদের জন্য অগ্রগামী, পথ-প্রবর্তক হও।
Word by Word
भगःBhaga (the god Bhaga / distributor of fortune)
भगः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भगवान्the blessed one, the bountiful (Bhaga)
भगवान्:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धः ‘भगः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay (he) be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ (समुच्चित-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that, with that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भगवन्तःfortunate, blessed
भगवन्तः:
कर्तृ (वयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म (जोहवीति इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भगO Bhaga
भग:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वःeveryone, all
सर्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (emphatic particle)
Rootइत्
जोहवीतिinvokes repeatedly, calls upon
जोहवीति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु) / √ह्वा ‘आह्वाने’ (वेदिक: जोहवीति = यङ्-आवृत्त्यर्थ/आतिशय्य)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ (भवेह इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे: ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भगO Bhaga
भग:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरएताleader, one who goes before
पुरएता:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (सः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपुरएतृ (प्रातिपदिक; पुरः-एतृ ‘going in front’)
भवbe
भव:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
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