Rig Veda 1.42.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 42, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.42
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि सूयवसं नय न नवज्वारो अध्वने । पूषन्निह क्रतुं विदः ॥
Transliteration
abhí sū-yávasaṃ naya ná nava-jvāró ádhvane | pū́ṣann ihá krátuṃ vidaḥ ||
Translation
Lead us into the good pasture of luminous increase; let no new fever seize the journey. O Pūṣan, here know and set right our will.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूयवसम्to good pasture / rich in grass
सूयवसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-यवस् (प्रातिपदिक; यवस् ‘pasture/grass’)
नयlead (you)
नय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
नवज्वारः(you,) of fresh ardour / newly vigorous
नवज्वारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनव-ज्वार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘new-ardour/renewed heat’, epithet)
अध्वनेfor the journey / for the path
अध्वने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूषन्O Pūṣan
पूषन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
क्रतुम्purpose, resolve, guiding intelligence
क्रतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
विदःknow, find out, discern
विदः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
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