Rig Veda 5.81.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 81, Mantra 5

Sukta 5.81

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional attribution for RV 5.81)

Devata: Savitṛ (with functional identification with Pūṣan in this mantra)

Chandas: Jagatī (common for RV 5.81; exact scan may vary)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उतेशिषे प्रसवस्य त्वमेक इदुत पूषा भवसि देव यामभिः । उतेदं विश्वं भुवनं वि राजसि श्यावाश्वस्ते सवित स्तोममानशे ॥

Transliteration

úteśiṣe prasavásya tvám éka íd utá pūṣā bhavasi deva yā́mabhiḥ | utédáṃ víśvaṃ bhúvanaṃ ví rājasi śyāvā́śvas te savitar stómam ānaśe ||

Translation

And thou alone art the master of the impulsion (prasava) that sets the soul in motion; and in thy goings, O god, thou becomest Pūṣan, the fostering guide. And thou art the wide ruler of this entire world of becoming; O Savitṛ of the dark steeds, accept and enjoy our hymn of affirmation.

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Word by Word

• उत: and; also; moreover
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• ईशिषे: you rule; you have mastery
• ईशिषे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश्

• प्रसवस्य: of the impulsion/instigation (creative sending-forth)
• प्रसवस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसव

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• एकः: alone; one
• एकः: कर्तृ (त्वम्-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक

• इत्: indeed; just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• पूषा: Pūṣan (the nourisher/guide deity)
• पूषा: कर्तृ (भवसि-समासार्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन्

• भवसि: you become; you are
• भवसि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू

• देव: O god
• देव: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• यामभिः: with goings/paths; with courses
• यामभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (वि-राजसि इत्यस्य) / विषय
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• विश्वम्: all; entire
• विश्वम्: कर्म/विषय
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व

• भुवनम्: world; being; realm
• भुवनम्: कर्म/विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन

• वि: apart; widely; forth (prefix)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि

• राजसि: you shine; you rule
• राजसि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज्

• श्यावाश्वः: Śyāvāśva (the seer/poet)
• श्यावाश्वः: कर्तृ (अस्ते इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: श्यावाश्व

• ते: to you; for you / of you
• ते: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (स्तोमस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• सवितः: O Savitar
• सवितः: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ

• स्तोमम्: hymn; praise
• स्तोमम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम

• आनशे: has attained; reaches; offers/obtains
• आनशे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्