Rig Veda 7.80.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 80, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.80
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति स्तोमेभिरुषसं वसिष्ठा गीर्भिर्विप्रासः प्रथमा अबुध्रन् । विवर्तयन्तीं रजसी समन्ते आविष्कृण्वतीं भुवनानि विश्वा ॥
Transliteration
práti stómebhir uṣásaṃ vásiṣṭhā gīrbhír víprāsaḥ prathamā́ abudhran | vivartáyantīṃ rájasī samánté āvíḥ-kṛṇvatīṃ bhúvanāni víśvā ||
Translation
Der Uṣas entgegen mit Hymnen: die Vasiṣṭhas, die Seher, erwachen als die Ersten; sie, die die beiden Weiten ringsum wendet und alle Daseinsräume sichtbar macht.
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)
स्तोमेभिःwith praises/hymns
स्तोमेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसम्Dawn (Uṣas)
उषसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वसिष्ठाःthe Vasiṣṭhas (Vasiṣṭha’s clan/poets)
वसिष्ठाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
गीर्भिःwith songs/utterances
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक; f.)
विप्रासःinspired poets/seers
विप्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमाःfirst, earliest
प्रथमाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
अबुध्रन्they awakened/they became aware
अबुध्रन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√बुध् (बोधने)
विवर्तयन्तीम्turning/rolling forth (the two realms)
विवर्तयन्तीम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootवि + √वृत्/√वर्त् (वर्तने) → विवर्तय् (णिच्)
रजसीthe two spaces/realms (heaven and earth)
रजसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक; n.)
समन्तेall around
समन्ते:
—
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial use)
Rootसमन्त (प्रातिपदिक) / समन्तात् (अव्ययार्थे)
आविष्कृण्वतीम्making manifest, revealing
आविष्कृण्वतीम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootआविस् (निपात) + √कृ (करणे) → आविष्कृण्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
भुवनानिworlds, beings/abodes
भुवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; n.)
विश्वाall, entire
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
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