Rig Veda 5.51.12: Mandala 5, Sukta 51, Mantra 12
Sukta 5.51
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Primarily Vāyu, Soma, Bṛhaspati, and the Ādityas (benedictory cluster)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वस्तये वायुमुप ब्रवामहै सोमं स्वस्ति भुवनस्य यस्पतिः । बृहस्पतिं सर्वगणं स्वस्तये स्वस्तय आदित्यासो भवन्तु नः ॥
Transliteration
svastáye vāyúm úpa bravāmahai sómaṃ svastí bhúvanasya yás pátiḥ | bṛ́haspátiṃ sárvagaṇaṃ svastáye svastáya ādityā́so bhavantu naḥ ||
Translation
Zum Heil rufen wir Vāyu an; zum Heil Soma, den Herrn des Werdens der Welt; zum Heil rufen wir Bṛhaspati mit all seinem Gefolge. Mögen die Ādityas uns zu Mächten des Heils werden.
Word by Word
स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for welfare
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/हित)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक) < सु- + अस्ति
वायुम्Vāyu (Wind-god)
वायुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवायु- (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards; (with verb) in invocation
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रवामहैwe speak / we invoke
ब्रवामहै:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तिwell-being, welfare
स्वस्ति:
कर्तृ/विधेय (नामवाक्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनस्यof the world / of existence
भुवनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन- (प्रातिपदिक) < भू (धातु) + अन
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
कर्तृ/विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootपति- (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वगणम्accompanied by all the hosts / with all his troop
सर्वगणम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसर्व- (विशेषण) + गण- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/हित)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/हित)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्याःthe Ādityas
आदित्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्तुmay they be / may they become
भवन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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