Rig Veda 1.162.22: Mandala 1, Sukta 162, Mantra 22
Sukta 1.162
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Aditi (Infinity/Wholeness) and Aśva (consecrated force)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुगव्यं नो वाजी स्वश्व्यं पुंसः पुत्राँ उत विश्वापुषं रयिम् । अनागास्त्वं नो अदितिः कृणोतु क्षत्रं नो अश्वो वनतां हविष्मान् ॥
Transliteration
su-gávyam no vājī́ sva-aśvyáṃ puṃsáḥ putrā́n utá viśvā́-puṣaṃ rayím | anāgā́s tvaṃ no áditiḥ kṛṇotu kṣatráṃ no áśvo vanatāṃ havíṣmān ||
Translation
सुगव्यं नो वाजी स्वश्व्यं पुंसः पुत्रान् उत विश्वापुषं रयिम् जयतु। अनागास्त्वं नोऽदितिः कृणोतु; क्षत्रं नोऽश्वो हविष्मान् वनताम्।
Word by Word
सु॒गव्य॑म्good in cattle; rich in cows
सु॒गव्य॑म्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-गव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < गव्य
नःof us / for us
नः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वाजीthe prize-winner; the steed
वाजी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज
स्वश्व्य॑म्good in horses; rich in horses
स्वश्व्य॑म्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-अश्व्य (प्रातिपदिक) < अश्व
पुंसःof the man
पुंसः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् / पुमांस्
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
विश्वापुष॑म्all-nourishing; nourishing all
विश्वापुष॑म्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-आपुष् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय) < आपुष्
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
अनागाःsinless; guiltless
अनागाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-आगस् (प्रातिपदिक) < आगस्
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणोतुlet (her) make; may (she) grant
कृणोतु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
क्षत्रम्dominion; power
क्षत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अश्वःthe horse
अश्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वनताम्let (it/they) win; let (it) gain
वनताम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवन् (धातु)
हविष्मान्possessing oblation; bringing offering
हविष्मान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहविष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) < हविस्
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