Rig Veda 1.113.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional ascription for RV 1.113 in many recensions)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (RV 1.113 is predominantly Gāyatrī)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इदं श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरागाच्चित्रः प्रकेतो अजनिष्ट विभ्वा । यथा प्रसूता सवितुः सवायँ एवा रात्र्युषसे योनिमारैक् ॥
Transliteration
idáṃ śréṣṭhaṃ jyótiṣāṃ jyótir ā́gāc citráḥ prá-keto ajaniṣṭa ví-bhvā | yáthā prá-sūtā savitúḥ savā́yaṃ evā́ rā́try uṣáse yónim ā́raik ||
Translation
لقد جاء هذا النور الأسمى من بين الأنوار؛ ذاك العجيب، الواضح البصيرة، قد وُلِدَ في سَعَتِها. وكما يُولَدُ لاندفاع سافيتṛ، كذلك سلّمتِ الليلةُ رحمَها للفجر (أوشاس).
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
श्रेष्ठम्best, most excellent
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; श्रे/श्री-धातु से ‘श्रेष्ठ’)
ज्योतिषाम्of lights
ज्योतिषाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःa light
ज्योतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आगात्came, has come
आगात्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) उपसर्ग: आ-
चित्रःbright, wondrous
चित्रः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रकेतःthe one of clear sign/manifestation (dawn)
प्रकेतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रकेत (प्रातिपदिक)
अजनिष्टwas born, arose
अजनिष्ट:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनते/जनति)
विभ्वाall-pervading, mighty
विभ्वा:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविभ्वन्/विभ्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Sambandha (comparative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
प्रसूताhaving brought forth, having given birth
प्रसूता:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootप्र-√सू (सूते) → प्रसूत (कृदन्त)
सवितुःof Savitṛ (the impeller)
सवितुः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सवायम्the impelling/quickening (impulse)
सवायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसव (प्रातिपदिक)
एवjust so, indeed
एव:
Sambandha (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
रात्रिnight
रात्रि:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसेto Dawn (Uṣas)
उषसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्womb, resting-place, source
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
आरैक्left, yielded (it)
आरैक्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√रिच्/√रेच् (Vedic: ‘to leave, relinquish, yield’; perfect-like injunctive/aorist form)
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