Rig Veda 8.54.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 54, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.54
Devata: Composite invocation: Pūṣan, Viṣṇu, Sarasvatī, Sapta Sindhavaḥ; also cosmic supports (Waters, Wind, Mountains, Vanaspati, Earth)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पूषा विष्णुर्हवनं मे सरस्वत्यवन्तु सप्त सिन्धवः । आपो वातः पर्वतासो वनस्पतिः शृणोतु पृथिवी हवम् ॥
Transliteration
pūṣā́ víṣṇur hávanaṃ me sárasvaty ávantu saptá síndhavaḥ | ā́po vā́taḥ párvatāso vánaspátiḥ śr̥ṇótu pr̥thivī́ hávam ||
Translation
Que Pūṣan e Viṣṇu guardem o meu chamado de oferenda; que Sarasvatī e os Sete Rios o sustentem. Que as Águas, o Vento, as Montanhas e o Senhor da Floresta ouçam; que a Terra ouça a invocação.
Word by Word
पूषाPūṣan
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक) / देवता-नाम
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) / देवता-नाम
हवनम्invocation, call
हवनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (धातु) → हवन (कृदन्त/नामधातु-निर्मित प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
सरस्वती:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक) / देवता-नाम
अवन्तुmay (they) protect
अवन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) ‘रक्षणे/पालने’
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (संख्या)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसप्त (संख्या)
सिन्धवःrivers/streams (Sindhus)
सिन्धवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
वातःwind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्वतासःmountains
पर्वतासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
वनस्पतिःlord of the forest; tree
वनस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणोतुlet (it/he) hear
शृणोतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) ‘श्रवणे’
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
हवम्call, invocation
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (धातु) → हव (कृदन्त/नाम) / हवम् (प्रातिपदिक)
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