Rig Veda 7.38.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 38, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.38
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for RV 7.38)
Devata: Savitar
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not explicitly provided in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदु तिष्ठ सवितः श्रुध्यस्य हिरण्यपाणे प्रभृतावृतस्य । व्युर्वीं पृथ्वीममतिं सृजान आ नृभ्यो मर्तभोजनं सुवानः ॥
Transliteration
údu tiṣṭha savitaḥ śrudhy asyá hiraṇya-pāṇe prá-bhṛtāv ṛtásya | vy ùrvī́ṃ pṛthvī́m amátiṃ sṛjān á ā́ nṛ́bhyo marta-bhójanam suvān áḥ ||
Translation
起来吧，萨维塔尔；请听此言——噢金手者——在真理（ṛta）前行的展开之际。你广阔地释放这浩瀚的大地与无边的思念；你为人类带来维系凡身行旅的滋养。
Word by Word
उदुup, forth (now/indeed)
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (upasarga) + उ (enclitic particle)
तिष्ठstand up; arise
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
सवितःO Savitṛ (the Impeller/Sun)
सवितः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रुधिhear; listen
श्रुधि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्यपाणेO golden-handed one
हिरण्यपाणे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहिरण्यपाणि (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + पाणि)
प्रभृतौin the bringing-forth; at the setting-in-motion
प्रभृतौ:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
उर्वीम्the broad one
उर्वीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (as noun)
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथ्वीम्the earth
पृथ्वीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
अमतिम्unfailing thought; undeluded insight
अमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअमति (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मति)
सृजानःreleasing; sending forth
सृजानः:
कर्तृ (of the participial action)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसृज् (धातु)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
नृभ्यःto men
नृभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तभोजनम्mortals’ nourishment; food for men
मर्तभोजनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्तभोजन (प्रातिपदिक; मर्त + भोजन)
सुवानःpressing/producing; generating
सुवानः:
कर्तृ (of the participial action)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसु (धातु; ‘to press/produce’ in Vedic, esp. Soma) अथवा √सू ‘to impel/beget’ (contextual)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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