Tr. Come, O All-Gods, fosterers, upholders of active men, you who apportion the Soma pressed out by the giver.
visvedevāsaḥ O All-Gods, known by this appellation; āgata come; of what kind are they ? omāsaḥ fosterers (increasers); and further of what kind ? carşani dhịtaḥ upholders of men the doers (th is carşaņayaḥ like kļştayaḥ mean engaged in action, not simply men); again of what kind ? dāśuşaḥ of the sacrificer who has offered; sutam Soma that is pressed out; dāśvāmsaḥ who divide appropriately and give.
omāsaḥ: It is indisputable that the word derives from the root ava. Owing to the multiple meanings of the roots, the root ava means also to increase. Though this term is used only once in Rik Samhita, still words like omānam, ūmāsaḥ, ūmāḥ, are seen to be used. But Sayana generally takes the root ava in the sense of rakṣaṇa, protecting and at times differently also. Thus he says, “omānam, special happiness” (1.34.6). In 1.166.3, though not speaking of the root-meaning, he says, “ūmāsaḥ avitāraḥ”, fosterers. Elsewhere, he says, “ūmāḥ, Fathers designated by ūma”. (3.6.8.) It is possible by an examination of the root meanings in the sense of ava, foster, in the various branches of the ancient Aryan language, to determine that the root ava gives the meaning of increasing, or nourishing. In this way only, the root ava prefixed with u gives the word ending with ti: viz., ūtiḥ, increase, thriving.
carşaņayaḥ: It is not to be taken in the ordinary sense of man simply because it is included in the synonyms of man. It is one of the twenty-five synonyms. Though the terms kāruḥ, kiriḥ, krştayaḥ, carşanayaḥ, occur here and there, they are never to be taken without a special sense.
dāśvāmsaḥ: Derivation is from dāss in the sense of dāna, giving. Here too a speciality is to be noted. The root-meaning, it must be noted, indicates giving by distributing according to rightful shares.
This is the second Rik in the sub-hymn to the All-Gods.