Rig Veda 1.90.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 90, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.90
Devata: Pūṣan and Viṣṇu (guidance + wide-pervading stride)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत नो धियो गोअग्राः पूषन्विष्णवेवयावः । कर्ता नः स्वस्तिमतः ॥
Transliteration
utá no dhíyo gó-agrāḥ pū́ṣan víṣṇo évayāvaḥ | kártā naḥ svastí-mataḥ ||
Translation
Dan moga fikiran-fikiran kita—dipimpin oleh sinar-sinar Cahaya—digerakkan dengan benar; wahai Pūṣan, wahai Viṣṇu yang melangkah luas, jadilah bagi kami pembentuk keadaan yang sarat sejahtera.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (avyaya)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
धियःthoughts, insights, prayers
धियः:
कर्तृ (of the verbal idea ‘to go/come toward’ implied with वयावः)
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक: धी-)
गो-अग्राःhaving cows at the front; cow-leading (i.e., bringing cattle/wealth first)
गो-अग्राः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of धियः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो + अग्र (समास: बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; प्रातिपदिक: गोअग्र-)
पूषन्O Pūṣan
पूषन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्णवेfor/to Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
वयावःmay we go/approach
वयावः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go) + वि- (preverb); form: वयावः (Vedic injunctive/imperative-like 1pl middle)
कर्ताmaker, doer, bestower
कर्ता:
कर्तृ (predicate nominative: ‘(he) is the maker’)
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Root√कृ (to do, make) + तृच् (agentive suffix) → कर्तृ/कर्ता
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
स्वस्ति-मतःof welfare; beneficial, bringing well-being
स्वस्ति-मतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्ति (indecl. noun) + मतुप् → स्वस्तिमत् (possessive adj.)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
