Rig Veda 2.40.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 40, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.40
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (and/or the Gṛtsamada lineage)
Devata: Pūṣan, Soma, and Aditi (composite closing benediction)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
धियं पूषा जिन्वतु विश्वमिन्वो रयिं सोमो रयिपतिर्दधातु । अवतु देव्यदितिरनर्वा बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥
Transliteration
dhíyaṃ pūṣā́ jinvatu viśvamínvo rayíṃ sómo rayipátir dadhātu | ávatu devy áditiḥ anarvā́ bṛhád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ ||
Translation
愿普善（Pūṣan），那遍驱万有者，激发我们的慧思；愿苏摩（Soma），丰饶之主，把丰饶安置于我们之中。愿神圣的阿底提（Aditi），无失无谬者，护佑我们；愿我们在集会（vidatha）中宣说那广大（bṛhat），具足善勇、光明之力。
Word by Word
धियाम्thought, prayer (hymn/thought)
धियाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक: धि-)
पूषाPūṣan (the god Pūṣā)
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जिन्वतुmay (he) quicken / impel
जिन्वतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजिव्/जिन्व् (धातु: जिन्व् ‘to quicken, set in motion, invigorate’)
विश्वम्all, wholly
विश्वम्:
कर्म/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्वःimpelling, furthering
इन्वः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘impelling, furthering’)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिपतिःlord of wealth
रयिपतिः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootरयि-पति (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
दधातुmay (he) place / bestow
दधातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
अवतुmay (she) protect
अवतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु: अव् ‘to protect, help’)
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
कर्तृ (देवी-समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
अनर्वाuninjuring, harmless
अनर्वा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअनर्वन्/अनर्वा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘not harming, uninjuring’)
बृहद्वदेमmay we speak greatly / speak lofty (words)
बृहद्वदेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
विदथेin the rite/assembly
विदथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘assembly, rite, worship’)
सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons; strong in heroes
सुवीराः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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