Rig Veda 1.113.11: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 11
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditionally for RV 1.113)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ईयुष्टे ये पूर्वतरामपश्यन्व्युच्छन्तीमुषसं मर्त्यासः । अस्माभिरू नु प्रतिचक्ष्याभूदो ते यन्ति ये अपरीषु पश्यान् ॥
Transliteration
īyúṣ ṭe yé pū́rvatārām ápaśyan vyucchántīm uṣásaṁ mártyāsaḥ | asmā́bhir ū́ nú praticákṣyā abhūd ó te yánti yé aparī́ṣu páśyān ||
Translation
قد مضَوا—أولئك الفانون الذين رأوا الفجرَ الأسبقَ وهو يطلع. أمّا الآن فقد صار منظورًا لنا بدورِه؛ غير أنّهم يمضون—أولئك الذين، وهم يرون، يظلون في البُعد الأبعد.
Word by Word
ईयुःthey have gone / they went
ईयुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) → परस्मैपद परिपूर्ण (इयाय/ईय)
तेthose (men)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
पूर्वतराम्earlier / more former
पूर्वतराम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तुलनार्थक प्रत्यय)
अपश्यन्they saw
अपश्यन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) (पश्यति)
व्युच्छन्तीम्dawning forth, shining out
व्युच्छन्तीम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootवि + उच्छ् (धातु) / उच्छति ‘to dawn, shine forth’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
उषसम्Uṣas (Dawn)
उषसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यासःmortals
मर्त्यासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्माभिःby us / with us
अस्माभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
उindeed, just
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
नुnow, then
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
प्रतिtowards, in return
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चक्ष्या(our) sight/seeing; visibility
चक्ष्या:
Kartā
TypeNoun (action-noun) / verbal noun
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) ‘to see’ → चक्ष्य (भविष्यत्/विधिलिङ्-आधार) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अभूत्has become / became
अभूत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
उindeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
तेthose
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
यन्तिthey go
यन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) ‘to go’
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
अपरीषुin the later (times) / among those that come after
अपरीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective (locative plural)
Rootअपरी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘later/after, coming behind’)
पश्यान्seeing (beholding)
पश्यान्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootदृश् (धातु) → पश्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
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