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Rig Veda 1.158.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 158, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.158

Devata: Aśvins (with Rudra-like epithets; hymn addressed to the twin powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

वसू रुद्रा पुरुमन्तू वृधन्ता दशस्यतं नो वृषणावभिष्टौ । दस्रा ह यद्रेक्ण औचथ्यो वां प्र यत्सस्राथे अकवाभिरूती ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.158.1

vasū́ rudrā́ puru-mántū vṛ́dhantā daśasyátam no vṛ́ṣaṇāv abhíṣṭau | dasrā́ ha yád rékṇa aucathyó vāṃ prá yát sasrā́the ákavābhir ūtī́ ||

โอ้เหล่ารุทระ ผู้สว่างไสว ผู้มีปัญญาหลากหลาย ผู้เพิ่มพูนกำลัง—โอ้ผู้ทรงพลังผู้ใกล้ชิด จงเป็นผู้ควรแก่การสรรเสริญบูชาของเราเถิด. โอ้ทัสระ ผู้กระทำอัศจรรย์ เมื่อบทสรรเสริญกล่าวถึงทรัพย์สมบัติของท่าน ขอความช่วยเหลือของท่านจงหลั่งไหลมาสู่เรา พร้อมการคุ้มครองอันไม่พลาดพลั้ง.

वसूO two Vasus (good/wealth-givers)
वसू:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ (वोकेटिव-प्रयोगः; addressed pair)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक) < √वस् (वसति ‘to dwell’, also ‘good/wealth’)
रुद्राO two Rudras
रुद्रा:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootरुद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुमन्तूO two of many counsels / much-intending
पुरुमन्तू:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरु- + मन्तु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much’ + ‘counsel/intent’)
वृधन्ताgrowing/strengthening (you two)
वृधन्ता:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√वृध् (वर्धते ‘to grow, strengthen’) → वृधन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
दशस्यतम्do honor / show favor
दशस्यतम्:
कर्तृ (requested action)
TypeParticiple used as imperative-like request
Root√दशस्/दशस्य (वेद. ‘to honor, serve, worship’) → दशस्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वृषणौO two mighty ones
वृषणौ:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषण- (प्रातिपदिक ‘bull-like, mighty’)
अभिष्टौin (your) help / in protection
अभिष्टौ:
अधिकरण/करण (in/with your aid)
TypeNoun
Rootअभि- + √स्था (तिष्ठति) → अभिष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘help, protection, aid’)
दस्राO two Dasras (wondrous ones)
दस्रा:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootदस्र- (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of अश्विनौ ‘wondrous, skillful’)
indeed
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म/विषय (that which)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
रेक्णःof wealth / treasure
रेक्णः:
सम्बन्ध (of wealth)
TypeNoun
Rootरेक्णस्/रेक्ण- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, property, treasure’)
औचथ्यःUcathya’s descendant (a seer/hero)
औचथ्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootऔचथ्य- (प्रातिपदिक; patronymic/epithet, ‘son/descendant of Ucathya’)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (of you two)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
कर्म/विषय
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सस्राथेyou two ran/streamed forth
सस्राथे:
कर्तृ (you two)
TypeVerb
Root√सृ (सरति ‘to run/flow’) with reduplication → सस्राथे
अकवाभिःwith the unpoetic / with the unwise
अकवाभिः:
करण/सह (with/by the unwise ones)
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootअकव- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘non-poet, unwise’)
ऊतीwith (your) help / by aid
ऊती:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक ‘help, aid, favor’)

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