Rig Veda 7.81.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 81, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.81

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Uṣas (with Sūrya as co-present power)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उदुस्रियाः सृजते सूर्यः सचाँ उद्यन्नक्षत्रमर्चिवत् । तवेदुषो व्युषि सूर्यस्य च सं भक्तेन गमेमहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.81.2

Transliteration

úd usríyāḥ sṛjate sū́ryaḥ sácāṃ udyán nákṣatram arcí-vat | táved uṣo vyùṣi sū́ryasya ca sáṃ bhakténa gamemahi ||

Translation

Rising, the Sun releases the radiant herds of light and the starry brilliance; but it is by your dawning, O Dawn, and by the Sun’s full emergence, that we may go forward together with our destined share.

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Word by Word

• उत्: up, forth
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-

• उस्रियाः: the ruddy (dawns / dawn-maidens)
• उस्रियाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: उस्रिया- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उषस्’/‘उसर’ से संबद्ध)

• सृजते: sets free, lets go
• सृजते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-

• सचाँ: accompanying, in company (with)
• सचाँ: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सच् (सचँ) / ‘सच’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त/विशेषण)

• उद्यन्: rising, going up
• उद्यन्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + या (इ) / √या ‘to go’ (उद्-उपसर्ग सहित)

• नक्षत्रम्: the star(-host) / a star
• नक्षत्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र-

• अर्चिवत्: radiant, having rays
• अर्चिवत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चिस्-वत् (अर्चिस् ‘किरण/ज्योति’ + -वत्)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रत्ययविकल्प; 2nd pers. pronoun)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• उषो: O Dawn
• उषो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस्-

• व्यूषि: the dawning, the break of day
• व्यूषि: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + उष् / √उष् ‘to shine, dawn’

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) / sam-

• भक्तेन: with the allotted share / by the portion
• भक्तेन: करण
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: भक्त- (√भज् ‘to apportion, share’ से क्त)

• गमेमहि: may we go, may we attain
• गमेमहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्