Mantra 18
Sukta 1.92
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Primarily Aśvinau (implied by dasrā, uṣar-budhā); also ‘devāḥ’ collectively invited
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एह देवा मयोभुवा दस्रा हिरण्यवर्तनी । उषर्बुधो वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
एह दे॒वा म॑यो॒भुवा॑ द॒स्रा हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी । उ॒ष॒र्बुधो॑ वहन्तु॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥
Transliteration
éhá devā́ mayo-bhuvā́ dasrā́ híraṇya-vartanī | uṣár-búdho vahantu sóma-pītaye ||
Translation
Come here, O gods, you who become bliss; O wonder-workers of golden paths. Let the dawn-awakened powers bring (you) for the drinking of Soma—so that delight may be established in us.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । इ॒ह । दे॒वा । म॒यः॒ऽभुवा॑ । द॒स्रा । हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी॒ इति॒ हिर॑ण्यऽवर्तनी । उ॒षः॒ऽबुधः॑ । व॒ह॒न्तु॒ । सोम॑ऽपीतये ॥आ । इह । देवा । मयःभुवा । दस्रा । हिरण्यवर्तनी इति हिरण्यवर्तनी । उषःबुधः । वहन्तु । सोमपीतये ॥ā | iha | devā | mayaḥ-bhuvā | dasrā | hiraṇyavartanī itihiraṇya-vartanī | uṣaḥ-budhaḥ | vahantu | soma-pītaye
Word by Word
एहhither; come here
एह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (deictic base) / ए (Vedic particle)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā (of implied ‘come’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मयोभुवाःbeneficent; bringing delight
मयोभुवाः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् + भू)
दस्राःwondrous; mighty (esp. the Aśvins)
दस्राः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्यवर्तनीhaving golden paths/tracks (golden-wheeled)
हिरण्यवर्तनी:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यवर्तनी (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + वर्तनी)
उषर्बुधःdawn-awakened ones; those who wake at dawn
उषर्बुधः:
Kartā (of वहन्तु)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउषर्बुध (प्रातिपदिक; उषर्/उषस् + बुध)
वहन्तुlet them carry/bring
वहन्तु:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
सोमपीतयेfor the drinking of Soma
सोमपीतये:
Sampradāna (purpose/for)
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपीति (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पीति < पा ‘to drink’)