Rig Veda 7.67.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.67
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni and Uṣas (Agni kindled reveals Dawn’s sign; within Aśvin hymn as dawn-setting)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अशोच्यग्निः समिधानो अस्मे उपो अदृश्रन्तमसश्चिदन्ताः । अचेति केतुरुषसः पुरस्ताच्छ्रिये दिवो दुहितुर्जायमानः ॥
Transliteration
áśoci agníḥ samidhānáḥ asmē úpo adṛśran támasas cid ántāḥ | áceti ketúr uṣásaḥ purástāc chríye divó duhitur jā́yamānaḥ ||
Translation
Agni has shone, kindled in us; even the boundaries of darkness became visible. The sign of Dawn is discerned in front, being born for the glory of the Daughter of Heaven.
Word by Word
अशोचिshone, blazed
अशोचि:
Kartā (with subject ‘अग्निः’)
TypeVerb
Root√शुच् (दीप्तौ) → aor. inj./ipf. stem aśoci
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (prātipadika)
समिधानःbeing kindled, kindling
समिधानः:
Kartā (agreeing with ‘अग्निः’)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसम्-√इध् (दीप्तौ) → समिधा- (PPr.)
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
उपोnear, up (towards)
उपो:
(preverb to following verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (preverb) + (Vedic sandhi form)
अदृश्रन्they saw, they beheld
अदृश्रन्:
Kartā (with subject ‘अन्ताः’)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शन) → aor. 3pl adṛśran
तमसःfrom darkness
तमसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्-
चित्even
चित्:
(emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
अन्ताःthe ends, the limits (horizons)
अन्ताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त-
अचेतिbecame manifest, appeared
अचेति:
Kartā (with subject ‘केतुः’)
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चेतने/ज्ञाने) → aor. aceti
केतुःbanner; sign; radiance
केतुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु-
उषसःof Dawn (Uṣas)
उषसः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor of ‘केतुः’)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्-
पुरस्तात्in front; in the east
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense: position) / direction
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् + तात्
श्रियेfor splendor, for beauty
श्रिये:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री-
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव्- (दिव्/द्यौ prātipadika)
दुहितुःof the daughter
दुहितुः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ-
जायमानःbeing born, arising
जायमानः:
Kartā (agreeing with ‘केतुः’)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√जन् (प्रादुर्भावे) → जायमान- (PPr. Ā)
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