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Rig Veda 2.38.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 38, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.38

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional for Mandala 2)
Devata: Savitṛ
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उदु ष्य देवः सविता सवाय शश्वत्तमं तदपा वह्निरस्थात् । नूनं देवेभ्यो वि हि धाति रत्नमथाभजद्वीतिहोत्रं स्वस्तौ ॥

Transliteration

údu ṣyá deváḥ savitā́ savā́ya śaśvat-tamáṃ tád apā́ vahnír asthāt | nūnáṃ devébhyo ví hí dhāti rátnam áthā́bhajad vīti-hótraṃ svastáu ||

Translation

Bangkitlah dewa Savitṛ untuk dorongan; kerja yang kekal—bagaikan pembawa air—telah tegak pada tempatnya. Kini ia mengagihkan harta kepada para dewa; kemudian ia memperuntukkan persembahan yang diseru dengan baik, dalam gerak kesejahteraan.

Word by Word
उदुup, forth (indeed)
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + उ (एन्क्लिटिक/निपात)
ष्यindeed, now
ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootष्य (निपात; वैदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller)
सविता:
Kartā (देवः सविता = कर्तृसमासार्थ)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सवायfor the impelling / for stimulation
सवाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसव (प्रातिपदिक)
शश्वत्तमम्the most enduring, everlasting
शश्वत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशश्वत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तम)
तत्that (deed/act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
अपाःthe waters
अपाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
वह्निःthe bearer/impeller (often of fire; here an epithet/agent)
वह्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्थात्stood forth, arose
अस्थात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (निपात)
देवेभ्यःto/for the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, distributively
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
धातिplaces, bestows, distributes
धाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
रत्नम्treasure, gift
रत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अथthen, and then
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
अभजत्apportioned, assigned
अभजत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु)
वीतिहोत्रम्the (rite/portion) of invited oblation; ‘invitation-offering’
वीतिहोत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीति-होत्र (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष)
स्वस्तौin well-being, in auspiciousness
स्वस्तौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
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