Rig Veda 5.41.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 41, Mantra 8
Sukta 5.41
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Vāstoṣpati, Tvaṣṭṛ, Dhiṣaṇā, Vanaspati, Oṣadhis (multi-deity support powers for increase and healing)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि वो अर्चे पोष्यावतो नॄन्वास्तोष्पतिं त्वष्टारं रराणः । धन्या सजोषा धिषणा नमोभिर्वनस्पतीँरोषधी राय एषे ॥
Transliteration
abhí vo arce poṣyā́vato nṝ́n vā́stoṣpátiṃ tváṣṭāraṃ rárāṇaḥ | dhányā sajóṣā dhiṣáṇā námobhir vánaspatīṃr óṣadhī rāyá eṣé ||
Translation
われ汝らに向かい讃歌をうたう。人々のうちに養いの力をもつ者たち――ヴァーストーシュパティ（住まいの主）とトヴァシュトリ（造形者）――その造作の歓びに満ちて。吉祥にして同心なるディシャナーは礼拝の業とともに、また森の主たる樹木と薬草（癒しの草木）も。豊饒の富（rayi）のために、われ彼らを求める。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःto you / for you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अर्चेI praise
अर्चे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
पोष्यावतःnourishing, fostering
पोष्यावतः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपोष्य-वत् (पोष्य < पोष्) / वत्-प्रत्यय
नॄन्men, heroes
नॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
वास्तोष्पतिम्Vāstoṣpati (Lord of the dwelling)
वास्तोष्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (deity-epithet)
Rootवास्तोष्पति (वास्तु/वास्तोष् + पति)
त्वष्टारम्Tvaṣṭar (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootत्वष्टृ
रराणःrejoicing, delighting
रराणः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootरराण (√रम् ‘to delight’ का परिपूर्ण/वेदिक रूप; PPP/कृदन्त)
धन्याःbountiful, auspicious
धन्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootधन्य
सजोषाःin concord, united
सजोषाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस-जोṣ (सह + जोष ‘संगत/अनुकूलता’)
धिषणाDhīṣaṇā (inspiration/holy thought; also a goddess)
धिषणा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (deity/abstraction)
Rootधिषणा
नमोभिःwith obeisances
नमोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
वनस्पतीन्lords of the forest, trees
वनस्पतीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति
ओषधीःherbs, healing plants
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि
रायःof wealth, of riches
रायः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रयि
एषेseeks, strives (for)
एषे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइष्/एष् (वेदिक: √इष् ‘to seek/impel’)
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