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Rig Veda 7.81.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 81, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.81

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उच्छन्ती या कृणोषि मंहना महि प्रख्यै देवि स्वर्दृशे । तस्यास्ते रत्नभाज ईमहे वयं स्याम मातुर्न सूनवः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.81.4
Transliteration

ucchántī yā́ kṛṇóṣi maṃhánā mahí pra-khyái devi svàr-dṛśé | tásyās te ratna-bhā́ja īmahe vayáṃ syā́ma mātúr ná sū́naváḥ ||

Translation

O Göttin, wenn du aufsteigst, bewirkst du durch deine freigebige Größe das klare Schauen der lichtvollen Welt; an jenem deinem Schatz möchten wir teilhaben, dass wir seien wie Söhne der Mutter — von ihrem Licht genährt.

Word by Word
उच्छन्तीrising, shining (she who rises)
उच्छन्ती:
Kartā (कर्तृ-विशेषणम्) / विषयः
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootउद्-√शि (शयति/शेते) → उच्छन्ती (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
याwho
या:
Kartā (कर्तृ) / सम्बन्ध-प्रवर्तिका
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कृणोषिyou make, you do
कृणोषि:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
मंहनाby bounty, by generosity
मंहना:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमंहन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दान/उदारता/समृद्धि’)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; ‘महत्त्वे/प्रशंसायाम्’)
प्रख्यैto make manifest, to proclaim
प्रख्यै:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeVerbal noun (Infinitive)
Rootप्र-√ख्या (ख्यायते/ख्याति) → प्रख्यै (तुमुन्/तव्यत्-न; दातिवत् infinitive)
देविO goddess
देवि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वः-दृशेfor the sight/vision of heaven (for heavenly seeing)
स्वः-दृशे:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) / प्रयोजन-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootस्वः (स्वर्) + √दृश् → दृश् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार) ; समासः
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
रत्न-भाजःsharers of treasure, partakers of riches
रत्न-भाजः:
Kartā (कर्तृ) / वयम्-विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound)
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + √भज् → भाज (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘भागी/भजमान’); समासः
ईमहेwe seek, we implore
ईमहे:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ईम्/√इ (वैदिक: ईमहे ‘we seek/implore’)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā (कर्तृ)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
स्यामmay I/we be
स्याम:
Kriyā (आशीर्वाद/इच्छा)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भवति) → स्याम्
मातुःof the mother
मातुः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
Upamāna-nirdeśa (उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सूनवःsons
सूनवः:
Kartā/Predicative (विधेय-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
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