Rig Veda 7.41.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 41, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.41

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭha family, Mandala 7)

Devata: Bhaga, with attendant powers Uṣas (Dawns) and Dadhikrāvan imagery

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical scan for certainty)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

समध्वरायोषसो नमन्त दधिक्रावेव शुचये पदाय । अर्वाचीनं वसुविदं भगं नो रथमिवाश्वा वाजिन आ वहन्तु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.41.6

Transliteration

sám adhvarā́yoṣáso namanta dadhikrā́veva śúcaye padā́ya | arvācīnáṃ vasuvídaṃ bhágaṃ no rátham ivā́śvā vājína ā́ vahantu ||

Translation

Nguyện các Bình minh (Uṣas) cùng cúi mình về lễ tế của chúng con, như Dadhikrāvan tiến đến đích sáng trong. Nguyện Bhaga đang đến gần—đấng tìm ra của cải cốt yếu—được đưa đến với chúng con, như những tuấn mã nhanh nhẹn kéo xe chiến.

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Word by Word

• सम्: together; completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)

• अध्वराय: for the sacrifice (adhvara)
• अध्वराय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (prātipadika)

• उषसः: the Dawns
• उषसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (prātipadika)

• नमन्त: bow; incline
• नमन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (dhātu)

• दधिक्रावे: in/at Dadhikrāvan
• दधिक्रावे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधिक्रावन् (prātipadika; proper name)

• इव: like; as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (avyaya)

• शुचये: to the bright/pure one
• शुचये: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (prātipadika)

• पदाय: for the step/footing; for the track
• पदाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (prātipadika)

• अर्वाचीनम्: turned hither; coming toward (us)
• अर्वाचीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाचीन (prātipadika)

• वसुविदम्: wealth-finding; wealth-bestowing
• वसुविदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुविद् (prātipadika; from √विद्)

• भगम्: Bhaga (the distributor of fortune); good fortune
• भगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (prātipadika)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (prātipadika)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• इव: like; as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (avyaya)

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika)

• वाजिनः: swift; prize-winning
• वाजिनः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (prātipadika)

• आ: hither; toward
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga/avyaya)

• वहन्तु: let them carry/bring
• वहन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (dhātu)