Rig Veda 7.38.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 38, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.38
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for RV 7.38)
Devata: Savitar (with Bhaga as associated distributor)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not explicitly provided in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदु ष्य देवः सविता ययाम हिरण्ययीममतिं यामशिश्रेत् । नूनं भगो हव्यो मानुषेभिर्वि यो रत्ना पुरूवसुर्दधाति ॥
Transliteration
údu ṣyá deváḥ savitā́ yayāma hiraṇyáyīm amátiṃ yā́m áśiśret | nūnáṃ bhágo hávyo mā́nuṣebhir ví yó rátnā puru-vásur dádhāti ||
Translation
この神サヴィタルは昇り、彼が流れ出させた黄金の思念を駆り立てる。いま、人々に呼び招かるべきバガ（Bhaga）が宝を分かち与える——内に多くの富を宿す者が。
Word by Word
उदुup, forth
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + उ (अव्यय/निपात) → उदु
ष्यindeed, just
ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्य (निपात; वैदिक) = स्म/एव/खलु (प्रायः बलार्थक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar
सविता:
Kartā (देवः सविता—समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
ययामhas gone forth / has set in motion
ययाम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
हिरण्ययीम्golden
हिरण्ययीम्:
Karma (अमतिम् विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्ययी (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + यत्/यी)
अमतिम्(his) thought/insight; intention
अमतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमति (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + मति)
याम्which
याम्:
Karma (अमतिम् प्रति अन्वयः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अशिश्रेत्has rested on / has leaned on / has resorted to
अशिश्रेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (धातु) / श्रय् (वैदिक प्रयोग)
नूनम्now; surely
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
भगःBhaga (the distributor of fortune)
भगः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यःto be invoked/oblated; worthy of offering
हव्यः:
Kartā-विशेषण (भगः)
TypeAdjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’ से)
मानुषेभिःby men; with humans
मानुषेभिः:
Karaṇa (आह्वान/स्तुति-करणम्) अथवा सहकारक
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; forth; distributively
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (दधा॑ति इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रत्नाtreasures
रत्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुवसुःrich in many goods
पुरुवसुः:
Kartā-विशेषण (यः/भगः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुवसु (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + वसु)
दधातिplaces; bestows
दधाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
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