Rig Veda 1.24.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 24, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.24

Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva

Devata: Bhaga (with protective aspect emphasized)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

भगभक्तस्य ते वयमुदशेम तवावसा । मूर्धानं राय आरभे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.24.5

Transliteration

bhága-bhaktasya te vayám úd aśema tavā́vasā | mūrdhā́naṃ rāyá ā́rabhe ||

Translation

Kami yang berbahagian dalam kurnia Bhaga—dengan perlindunganmu semoga kami bangkit ke atas, dan menggenggam puncak kelimpahan.

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Word by Word

• भगभक्तस्य: of the one devoted to/partaking of Bhaga (the distributor of fortune)
• भगभक्तस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation; ‘of the ভাগ-भक्त’)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: भग-भक्त (√भज् ‘to share/portion; to bestow’)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (possessive/genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (1st person pronoun)

• उदशेम: may we obtain/attain
• उदशेम: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति ‘to attain, reach, obtain’) with preverb उद्-

• तव: of you, thy
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)

• अवसा: by (your) help/protection
• अवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (n.) ‘help, protection, favor’

• मूर्धानम्: the head, the summit
• मूर्धानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (m.) ‘head, summit’

• रायः: of wealth, of riches
• रायः: Sambandha (genitive dependent on मूर्धानम्: ‘head of wealth’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (f.) ‘wealth, abundance’

• आरभे: I take hold (of), I grasp/undertake
• आरभे: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रभ् ‘to seize, take hold; to undertake’ with preverb आ-