- ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः ।
- तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं ।
- भर्गो देवस्य धीमही ।
- धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Word-by-word explanation:-
- om The mystical Om syllable.
- bhū "earth"
- bhuvas "atmosphere"
- svar "light, heaven"
- tat "that"
- savitur devasya "of Savitr, the god" (genitives of savitr-, 'stimulator, rouser; name of a sun-deity' and deva- 'god' or 'demi-god')
- varenyam accusative of varenya- "desirable, excellent"
- bhargo "radiance, lustre, splendour, glory"
- dhīmahi "may we attain" (1st person plural middle optative of dhā- 'set, bring, fix' etc.)
- dhiyaḥ naḥ "our prayers" (accusative plural of dhi- 'thought, meditation, devotion, prayer' and naḥ enclitic personal pronoun)
- yaḥ pracodayāt "who may stimulate" (nominative singular of relative pronoun yad-; causative 3rd person of pra-cud- 'set in motion, drive on, urge, impel')
