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 ॥
Transliteration
úd usríyāḥ sṛjate sū́ryaḥ sácāṃ udyán nákṣatram arcí-vat | táved uṣo vyùṣi sū́ryasya ca sáṃ bhakténa gamemahi ||
Translation
Sooraj nikalta hai toh roshni ki kirnein nikalti hain, taare bhi chamakte hain. Lekin jab subah aati hai aur sooraj poora nikalta hai, tab hum saath mein aage badhte hain. Apna hissa paake.
Word by Word
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-
उस्रियाःthe ruddy (dawns / dawn-maidens)
उस्रियाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उषस्’/‘उसर’ से संबद्ध)
सृजतेsets free, lets go
सृजते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
सचाँaccompanying, in company (with)
सचाँ:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसच् (सचँ) / ‘सच’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त/विशेषण)
उद्यन्rising, going up
उद्यन्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootउद् + या (इ) / √या ‘to go’ (उद्-उपसर्ग सहित)
नक्षत्रम्the star(-host) / a star
नक्षत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्र-
अर्चिवत्radiant, having rays
अर्चिवत्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्चिस्-वत् (अर्चिस् ‘किरण/ज्योति’ + -वत्)
तवof you, your
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रत्ययविकल्प; 2nd pers. pronoun)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
उषोO Dawn
उषो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्-
व्यूषिthe dawning, the break of day
व्यूषि:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवि + उष् / √उष् ‘to shine, dawn’
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) / sam-
भक्तेनwith the allotted share / by the portion
भक्तेन:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootभक्त- (√भज् ‘to apportion, share’ से क्त)
गमेमहिmay we go, may we attain
गमेमहि:
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TypeVerb
Rootगम्
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