Rig Veda 1.48.13: Mandala 1, Sukta 48, Mantra 13
Sukta 1.48
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्या रुशन्तो अर्चयः प्रति भद्रा अदृक्षत । सा नो रयिं विश्ववारं सुपेशसमुषा ददातु सुग्म्यम् ॥
Transliteration
yásyā ruśánto arcáyaḥ práti bhadrā́ adr̥kṣata | sā́ no rayíṃ viśvá-vāraṃ supeśásam uṣā́ dadātu súgmyam ||
Translation
जब उषा उगती है तो अग्नि की ज्वालाएँ उसकी तरफ देखती हैं। वो उषा हमें ऐसी दौलत दे जो हर तरह अच्छी हो। सुंदर हो और जीतने वाली राह पर चले।
Word by Word
यस्याःof whom/whose (of her)
यस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-
रुशन्तःshining, radiant
रुशन्तः:
कर्तृ (of the verb अदृक्षत)
TypeAdjective
Rootरुशन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; √रुश्/रुच् ‘to shine, be bright’)
अर्चयःrays, flames
अर्चयः:
कर्तृ (apposition to रुशन्तः)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘ray, flame’
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
दिशा/सम्बन्ध (towards; governs sense with verb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootप्रति
भद्राःauspicious, gracious
भद्राः:
कर्तृ (of अदृक्षत)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अदृक्षतappeared, were seen
अदृक्षत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (to see, appear) with preverb आ- (Vedic: ‘to be seen/appear’)
साshe
सा:
कर्तृ (of ददातु)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा-
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (to us) / सम्बन्ध (of us) — here: to us
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववारम्all-precious, bringing all desirable boons
विश्ववारम्:
कर्म (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व-वार- (समास; विश्व ‘all’ + वार ‘choice/boon, desirable’)
सुपेशसम्well-adorned, of fair form
सुपेशसम्:
कर्म (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-पेशस् (समास; सु ‘good’ + पेशस् ‘form, adornment, beauty’)
उषाःUṣas (Dawn)
उषाः:
कर्तृ (apposition to सा)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
ददातुmay (she) give
ददातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दा (to give)
सुग्म्यम्easy to attain, bringing good progress
सुग्म्यम्:
कर्म (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-ग्म्य- (समास; सु ‘good’ + ग्म्य ‘going/accessible’; from √गम् ‘to go’)
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