Rig Veda 7.72.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.72

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Aśvinau (with Savitṛ, Uṣas, Agni as supporting powers in the scene)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वि चेदुच्छन्त्यश्विना उषासः प्र वां ब्रह्माणि कारवो भरन्ते । ऊर्ध्वं भानुं सविता देवो अश्रेद्बृहदग्नयः समिधा जरन्ते ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.72.4

Transliteration

ví ced ucchánty aśvinā uṣā́saḥ prá vāṃ bráhmāṇi kā́ravo bharante | ūrdhvám bhā́nuṃ savitā́ devó aśred bṛhád agnáyaḥ samídhā jarante ||

Translation

Ketika Uṣas (Fajar-fajar) memancar, wahai Aśvin, para penyanyi mempersembahkan kepadamu sabda-sabda suci. Savitṛ mengangkat tinggi berkas cahaya; dan api-api agung, disuapi kayu penyala, menyala menjulang ke atas.

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Word by Word

• वि: apart, forth (prefix)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि- (उपसर्ग)

• चेत्: if indeed, if
• चेत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिद् (निपात)

• उच्छन्ति: they shine forth, they dawn
• उच्छन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√शि/श्यै (उच्छ्) ‘उदय/प्रकाशे’

• अश्विना: the two Aśvins
• अश्विना: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषासः: the dawns
• उषासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth, forward (prefix)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र- (उपसर्ग)

• वाम्: to/for you two
• वाम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• ब्रह्माणि: hymns, sacred formulations
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कारवः: poets, singers
• कारवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारु (प्रातिपदिक)

• भरन्ते: they bring, they bear
• भरन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भर) ‘धारण/आहरणे’

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upward, aloft
• ऊर्ध्वम्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• भानुम्: beam, radiance
• भानुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)

• सविता: Savitṛ (the impeller, Sun)
• सविता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्रेत्: he has set/placed, he has raised (set in position)
• अश्रेत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रि (श्रय) ‘आश्रये/प्रापणे’

• बृहत्: great, lofty
• बृहत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्नयः: the fires
• अग्नयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• समिधा: with kindling, by fuel-stick
• समिधा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जरन्ते: they blaze/burn; (also) they are tended/cherished
• जरन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जॄ/जर् (जर) ‘क्षये/वृद्धौ; वैदिके: जरणे/स्तुतौ’