Rig Veda 4.53.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 53, Mantra 7
Sukta 4.53
Devata: Savitṛ
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आगन्देव ऋतुभिर्वर्धतु क्षयं दधातु नः सविता सुप्रजामिषम् । स नः क्षपाभिरहभिश्च जिन्वतु प्रजावन्तं रयिमस्मे समिन्वतु ॥
Transliteration
ā́gand devá ṛtúbhir várdhatu kṣáyaṃ dádhātu naḥ savitā́ su-prajā́m íṣam | sá naḥ kṣapā́bhir áhabhiś ca jinvatu prajā́vantaṃ rayím asmè sám invatu ||
Translation
神は季節（ṛtu）とともに来たりて、われらの住まいと在り方を増し育てよ。サヴィトリ（Savitṛ）は、子孫に富む養いの力をわれらに据えよ。夜々と日々とに、彼はわれらを励まし活かし、子を生む富をここに満ち満ちて授けよ——生命と光の充溢を。
Word by Word
आtowards, hither (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
गन्let (him) come
गन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतुभिःwith the seasons / at the proper times
ऋतुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धतुlet (him) increase, prosper
वर्धतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
क्षयम्dwelling, abode
क्षयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
दधातुlet (him) place, bestow
दधातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
नःfor us, to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुप्रजाम्having good offspring
सुप्रजाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक; सु + प्रजा)
इषम्refreshment, nourishment, prosperity
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षपाभिःwith nights
क्षपाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootक्षपा (प्रातिपदिक)
अहभिःwith days
अहभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
जिन्वतुlet (him) invigorate
जिन्वतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजिव्/जिन्व् (धातु; Vedic ‘to quicken, invigorate’)
प्रजावन्तम्endowed with offspring
प्रजावन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रजावन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेto us, for us
अस्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, fully (preverb)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
इन्वतुlet (him) further, promote, bestow
इन्वतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ/इन्व् (धातु; Vedic ‘to set in motion, impel, further’)
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