Rig Veda 1.48.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 48, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.48

Rishi: Kaṇva

Devata: Uṣas

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अश्वावतीर्गोमतीर्विश्वसुविदो भूरि च्यवन्त वस्तवे । उदीरय प्रति मा सूनृता उषश्चोद राधो मघोनाम् ॥

Transliteration

aśvā́vatīr gómātīr viśva-suvído bhū́ri cyavanta vástave | udī́raya práti mā sūnṛ́tā uṣaś coda rā́dho maghónām ||

Translation

われらの住まいのために、豊かな贈り物を顕し給え――馬に富み、牛に富み、あらゆる善を見いだすものよ。ウシャス（Uṣas、曙光の女神）よ、真実の吉祥なる言葉をわが方へと奮い起こし、施し手たちの満ちあふれる富を促し給え。

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• अश्वावतीः: having horses
• अश्वावतीः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्वावत् (अश्व + -वत्)

• गोमतीः: having cows
• गोमतीः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमत् (गो + -मत्)

• विश्वसुविदः: all-good-finding / finding every good thing
• विश्वसुविदः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वसु-विद् (विश्वसु + √विद् ‘जान’)

• भूरि: much, abundantly
• भूरि: Karma
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable use)
• Root: भूरि

• च्यवन्त: they move/come forth
• च्यवन्त: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √च्यु (च्यवते) ‘चल्/पत्/स्खल्’

• वस्तवे: for dwelling, for abiding
• वस्तवे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्तु (from √वस् ‘वस्/निवासे’ → वस्तु ‘dwelling, abode’)

• उदीरय: raise up, utter, set in motion
• उदीरय: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + √ईर्/√ईरय् ‘प्रेरणे/उत्थापने’

• प्रति: towards, in response to
• प्रति: Upasarga/Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: प्रति

• मा: of me / for me
• मा: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (अहम्)

• सूनृता: true/gentle speech, gracious utterance
• सूनृता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनृता (सु- + नृ ‘नर/वाक्’ → ‘सु-नृता’)

• उषः: O Dawn (Uṣas)
• उषः: Sambodhana/Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस्

• चोद: impel, stimulate
• चोद: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चुद् ‘प्रेरणे’

• राधः: bounty, wealth, gift
• राधः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधस्

• मघोनाम्: of the bountiful (patrons)
• मघोनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मघवन्