Rig Veda 1.159.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 159, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.159
Rishi: As RV 1.159
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī (with Savitar invoked as the source of the ‘adorable’ plenitude)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तद्राधो अद्य सवितुर्वरेण्यं वयं देवस्य प्रसवे मनामहे । अस्मभ्यं द्यावापृथिवी सुचेतुना रयिं धत्तं वसुमन्तं शतग्विनम् ॥
Transliteration
tád rā́dho adyá savitúr váreṇyaṃ vayáṃ devásya pra-savé manāmahe | asmábhyaṃ dyāvā-pṛthivī su-cetúnā rayíṃ dhattaṃ vásu-mantaṃ śatá-gvinam ||
Translation
तद् राधोऽद्य सवितुर्वरेण्यं वयं देवस्य प्रसवे मनामहे। अस्मभ्यं द्यावापृथिवी सुचेतुना रयिं धत्तं वसुमन्तं शतग्विनम्।
Word by Word
तत्that (boon/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
राधःgift, bounty
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
सवितुःof Savitṛ
सवितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वरेण्यम्most choice-worthy, excellent
वरेण्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ ‘choose’ से)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रसवेin/at the impelling (setting in motion), instigation
प्रसवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसव (प्रातिपदिक)
मनामहेwe revere/think upon
मनामहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (आत्मनेपद; ‘think, revere’)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dual deity-pair)
Rootद्यावा-पृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-समास; द्यौ/दिव् + पृथिवी)
सुचेतुनाwith good intent/wise purpose
सुचेतुना:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसुचेतु (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + चेतु ‘good intent/insight’)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
धत्तम्place, bestow (you two)
धत्तम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धत्तम् < धत्तम्; आदेश/विधिलिङ्-लोट् भावः)
वसुमन्तम्rich in goods
वसुमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवसुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; वसु + -मन्त्)
शतग्विनम्hundredfold (abounding in hundreds)
शतग्विनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशतग्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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