Rig Veda 6.54.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 54, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.54
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition (Mandala 6 family-book attribution)
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.54; confirm against pada-count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पूषा गा अन्वेतु नः पूषा रक्षत्वर्वतः । पूषा वाजं सनोतु नः ॥
Transliteration
pūṣā gā́ anvétu naḥ pūṣā́ rakṣatv árvataḥ | pūṣā́ vā́jaṃ sanotu naḥ ||
Translation
पूषन हमारे रोशनी की किरणों का साथ दे। वो हमारे रास्ते की हिफाजत करे। और वो हमारे लिए पूरा बल और शक्ति लाए।
Word by Word
पूषाPūṣan (the god Pūṣan)
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √पुष् (पुष्टौ/वर्धने)
गाःcows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्वेतुmay (he) follow / go after
अन्वेतु:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थ) + अनु-
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित/लाभ) अथवा सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पूषाPūṣan
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √पुष्
रक्षत्व्may (he) protect
रक्षत्व्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष् (पालने)
अर्वतःof the steed / of the horse
अर्वतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूषाPūṣan
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √पुष्
वाजम्prize; strength; (winning) bounty
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
सनोतुmay (he) win / bestow
सनोतु:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√सन्/सन् (लाभे/प्राप्तौ)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित/लाभ) अथवा सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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