Rig Veda 1.90.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 90, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.90
Devata: Pūṣan and Viṣṇu (guidance + wide-pervading stride)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत नो धियो गोअग्राः पूषन्विष्णवेवयावः । कर्ता नः स्वस्तिमतः ॥
Transliteration
utá no dhíyo gó-agrāḥ pū́ṣan víṣṇo évayāvaḥ | kártā naḥ svastí-mataḥ ||
Translation
Und mögen unsere Gedanken, von den Strahlen des Lichts geführt, recht in Bewegung gesetzt werden; o Pūṣan, o Viṣṇu von weitem Schreiten, werde uns der Schöpfer eines Zustands voll Wohlergehen.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (avyaya)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
धियःthoughts, insights, prayers
धियः:
कर्तृ (of the verbal idea ‘to go/come toward’ implied with वयावः)
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक: धी-)
गो-अग्राःhaving cows at the front; cow-leading (i.e., bringing cattle/wealth first)
गो-अग्राः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of धियः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो + अग्र (समास: बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; प्रातिपदिक: गोअग्र-)
पूषन्O Pūṣan
पूषन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्णवेfor/to Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
वयावःmay we go/approach
वयावः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go) + वि- (preverb); form: वयावः (Vedic injunctive/imperative-like 1pl middle)
कर्ताmaker, doer, bestower
कर्ता:
कर्तृ (predicate nominative: ‘(he) is the maker’)
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Root√कृ (to do, make) + तृच् (agentive suffix) → कर्तृ/कर्ता
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
स्वस्ति-मतःof welfare; beneficial, bringing well-being
स्वस्ति-मतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्ति (indecl. noun) + मतुप् → स्वस्तिमत् (possessive adj.)
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