Rig Veda 7.66.14: Mandala 7, Sukta 66, Mantra 14
Sukta 7.66
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Sūrya (with Etaśa as solar carrier); within the hymn’s Āditya context, sunrise imagery culminates
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदु त्यद्दर्शतं वपुर्दिव एति प्रतिह्वरे । यदीमाशुर्वहति देव एतशो विश्वस्मै चक्षसे अरम् ॥
Transliteration
úd u tyád darśatáṃ vápur divá éti pratihvaré | yad ī́m āśúr váhati devá étaśo víśvasmai cákṣase áram ||
Translation
Se alza aquella forma visible, hermosa de ver; desde el cielo avanza, respondiendo a la llamada — cuando el veloz divino Etaśa la lleva, dispuesta para la mirada de todos.
Word by Word
उदुup, forth (indeed)
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + उ (अव्यय ‘उ’)
त्यत्that (yonder)
त्यत्:
Karma (or Kartā, contextually with ‘एति’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शतम्beautiful to see, splendid
दर्शतम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् ‘to see’ से)
वपुःform, appearance
वपुः:
Kartā (एति) / विषयः
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / source-context
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes, comes forth
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थ)
प्रतिह्वरेat the turning-point / at the (winding) course (i.e., at the horizon/turn)
प्रतिह्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिह्वर (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति- + √ह्वर/ह्वृ ‘to turn/curve, be winding’ से)
यदीम्when (then) him/it
यदीम्:
Karma (वहति) for ‘ईम्’
TypeIndeclinable + Pronoun
Rootयदि (अव्यय) + इमम्/इम (सर्वनाम; एनम्-श्रृङ्खला)
आशुःthe swift (one)
आशुः:
Kartā (वहति) / agent (as ‘swift one’, i.e., the horse)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतिcarries, bears
वहति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहनार्थ)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (implicit with ‘एति’ / or apposition to ‘एतशः’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
एतशःEtaśa (the Sun’s steed)
एतशः:
Kartā (वहति) / bearer (the steed of the Sun)
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootएतश (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्याश्व-नाम)
विश्वस्मैfor all, to everyone
विश्वस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षसेfor sight, for seeing
चक्षसे:
Sampradāna (purpose: ‘for seeing/for sight’)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) / √चक्ष् ‘to see’ (semantic base)
अरम्duly, fittingly, sufficiently
अरम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय)
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