Mantra 5
Sukta 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उषा देवी वाचा संविदाना वाग् देव्यु१षसा संविदाना
IAST Transliteration
uṣā́ devī́ vācā́ saṃvidānā́ vāk devī́ uṣásā saṃvidānā́ |
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Dawn, the Goddess, in concord with Speech; and Speech, the Goddess, in concord with Dawn.
Word by Word
उषाःDawn (Uṣas)
उषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवीgoddess; divine
देवी:
कर्तृ (उषाः का विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवी- (देव- + ङीप्; प्रातिपदिक)
वाचाwith speech; by speech
वाचा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्- (प्रातिपदिक)
संविदानाconversing; coming into mutual understanding
संविदाना:
कर्तृ (उषाः/देवी के साथ)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने) + सम्; वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (आत्मनेपद) → संविदान-
वाक्Speech (Vāk)
वाक्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवीgoddess; divine
देवी:
कर्तृ (वाक् का विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवी- (देव- + ङीप्; प्रातिपदिक)
उषसाwith Dawn; by/along with Uṣas
उषसा:
करण/सह (सहभावार्थे: ‘उषसा सह’)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
संविदानाconversing; being in mutual accord
संविदाना:
कर्तृ (वाक्/देवी के साथ)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने) + सम्; वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (आत्मनेपद) → संविदान-
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī/edition)
Devata: Uṣas and Vāc (dual devatā)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (two balanced cola; may be stylistically formulaic)
Mantra Rasa
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