Rig Veda 1.113.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditionally for RV 1.113)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यावयद्द्वेषा ऋतपा ऋतेजाः सुम्नावरी सूनृता ईरयन्ती । सुमङ्गलीर्बिभ्रती देववीतिमिहाद्योषः श्रेष्ठतमा व्युच्छ ॥
Transliteration
yāvayád dveṣā ṛtapā́ ṛtejā́ḥ sumnāvarī sūnṛ́tā īráyantī | sumáṅgalīr bíbh ratī devávītim ihā́dyóṣaḥ śréṣṭhatamā vyùccha ||
Translation
تطردُ البغضاءَ، حارسةُ ṛta والمولودةُ من ṛta، حاملةً أستارَ النعمة، تُحرّكُ القولَ الصادق. حاملةً التآلفاتِ المباركةَ وطريقَ الآلهة، يا فجرُ الأسمى، أشرقي هنا اليوم.
Word by Word
यावयत्drove away, dispelled
यावयत्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया) / Uṣas-कर्तृक
TypeVerb
Rootयावय (यु/यौ धातु-प्रेरणे; caus.)
द्वेषःhatred, hostility
द्वेषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) / द्विष् (धातु)
ऋतपाdrinker/guardian of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतपा:
Kartā (विशेषण) / Uṣas
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत-पा (समास; ‘ऋत’ + ‘पा’)
ऋतेजाःborn of ṛta, sprung from truth/order
ऋतेजाः:
Kartā (विशेषण) / Uṣas
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत-जा (समास; ‘ऋत’ + ‘जा’)
सुम्नावरीrich in favor/blessing
सुम्नावरी:
Kartā (विशेषण) / Uṣas
TypeAdjective
Rootसुम्न-वरी (समास; ‘सुम्न’ + ‘वरी’)
सूनृताtrue/pleasant speech, gracious utterance
सूनृता:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूनृता (प्रातिपदिक)
ईरयन्तीsetting in motion, sending forth
ईरयन्ती:
Kartā (सहायक क्रिया/भाव) / Uṣas
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootईरय् (caus. of ईर्/इर् ‘to set in motion, raise’)
सुमङ्गलीःauspicious, bringing good fortune
सुमङ्गलीः:
Kartā (विशेषण) / attendant rays
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मङ्गली (समास; ‘सु’ + ‘मङ्गली’)
बिभ्रतीbearing, carrying
बिभ्रती:
Kartā (सहायक क्रिया) / Uṣas
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभृ (धातु) → बिभ्रत्
देववीतिम्the gods’ pursuit/way; divine course (of worship/approach)
देववीतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-वीति (समास; ‘देव’ + ‘वीति’)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
उषःDawn (Uṣas)
उषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रेष्ठतमाmost excellent
श्रेष्ठतमा:
Kartā (विशेषण) / Uṣas
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ-तम (superlative)
विapart, forth
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
उच्छshine forth, dawn
उच्छ:
Kriyā (आह्वान) / addressed to Uṣas
TypeVerb
Rootवस्/उष् (धातु ‘to shine’) with preverb वि-; Vedic injunctive/imperative stem उच्छ-
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