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Rig Veda 1.18.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 18, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.18

Rishi: Kakṣīvant Dairghatamasa (traditionally for RV 1.18)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

यो रेवान्यो अमीवहा वसुवित्पुष्टिवर्धनः । स नः सिषक्तु यस्तुरः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.18.2

yó revā́n yó amīva-hā́ vasu-vít puṣṭi-várdhanaḥ | sá naḥ sisaktu yás turáḥ ||

പ്രകാശമയ സമൃദ്ധിയാൽ സമ്പന്നനും, അന്തർവ്യാധിയെ സംഹരിക്കുന്നവനും, സത്യധനം കണ്ടെത്തുന്നവനും, പുഷ്ടി വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനും ആയ ആ ത്വരിതശക്തി ഞങ്ങളോടു ചേർന്ന് ഞങ്ങളെ മുന്നോട്ടു നയിക്കട്ടെ.

यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रेवान्wealthy, splendid
रेवान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन/समृद्धि-युक्त’)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमीवहाdisease-slayer, remover of illness
अमीवहा:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमीव-हन् (√हन् ‘to smite/kill’ with kṛt -a; bahuvrīhi/agentive)
वसुवित्finder/winner of wealth
वसुवित्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसु-विद् (√विद् ‘to find/obtain/know’; kṛt -क्विप् → -वित्)
पुष्टिवर्धनःincreaser of nourishment/prosperity
पुष्टिवर्धनः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्टि-√वृध् (वर्धन- ‘increasing’; kṛt -अन)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सिषक्तुmay he attach (himself) / bestow (upon)
सिषक्तु:
(क्रिया) — दाता/संयोजकः
TypeVerb
Root√सञ्ज्/सस्ज् (Vedic: √सिषक्/सिषञ्ज् ‘to attach, join, bestow’; desiderative/strengthened present-base)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तुरःstrong, impetuous, victorious
तुरः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वेगवान्/प्रबलः’; from √तुर्/तॄ ‘to overcome, be strong/quick’)

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