Rig Veda 1.18.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 18, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.18

Rishi: Kakṣīvant Dairghatamasa (traditionally for RV 1.18)

Devata: Brahmaṇaspati

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यो रेवान्यो अमीवहा वसुवित्पुष्टिवर्धनः । स नः सिषक्तु यस्तुरः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.18.2

Transliteration

yó revā́n yó amīva-hā́ vasu-vít puṣṭi-várdhanaḥ | sá naḥ sisaktu yás turáḥ ||

Translation

Der, der reich ist an leuchtender Fülle, der das Übel vertilgt, der den wahren Reichtum findet und unser Gedeihen mehrt—möge jene schnelle Kraft sich uns verbinden und uns vorwärts tragen.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रेवान्: wealthy, splendid
• रेवान्: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेवत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन/समृद्धि-युक्त’)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अमीवहा: disease-slayer, remover of illness
• अमीवहा: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमीव-हन् (√हन् ‘to smite/kill’ with kṛt -a; bahuvrīhi/agentive)

• वसुवित्: finder/winner of wealth
• वसुवित्: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु-विद् (√विद् ‘to find/obtain/know’; kṛt -क्विप् → -वित्)

• पुष्टिवर्धनः: increaser of nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टिवर्धनः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्टि-√वृध् (वर्धन- ‘increasing’; kṛt -अन)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सिषक्तु: may he attach (himself) / bestow (upon)
• सिषक्तु: (क्रिया) — दाता/संयोजकः
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सञ्ज्/सस्ज् (Vedic: √सिषक्/सिषञ्ज् ‘to attach, join, bestow’; desiderative/strengthened present-base)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तुरः: strong, impetuous, victorious
• तुरः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वेगवान्/प्रबलः’; from √तुर्/तॄ ‘to overcome, be strong/quick’)