Mantra 2
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उदुषा उदु सूर्य उदिदं मामकं वचः । उदेजतु प्रजापतिर्वृषा शुष्मेण वाजिना
IAST Transliteration
úd uṣā́ úd u sū́rya úd idáṁ mā́makaṁ vácaḥ | úd ejatu prajā́pátir vṛ́ṣā śúṣmeṇa vājínā ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Up let Dawn arise, up let the Sun; up let this my utterance rise: up let Prajāpati bestir himself, the Bull, with vigor, with stallion-might.
Word by Word
उत्up, forth (preverb)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
उषाःDawn
उषाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, forth (preverb)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
उत्up, forth (preverb)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, forth (preverb)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मामकम्my, belonging to me
मामकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमामक (प्रातिपदिक; मम-सम्बन्धी)
वचःspeech, utterance
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, forth (preverb)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
ईजतुlet (him) worship/offer; let (him) perform the rite
ईजतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईज् (धातु; यज्-सम्बद्धः ‘पूजने/यजने’)
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (Lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाbull; virile/strong one
वृषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मेणwith vigor, with strength
शुष्मेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनाwith the prize-winner/steed; with (one) possessing speed/strength
वाजिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Uṣas, Sūrya, Prajāpati (as generative power)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed)
Mantra Rasa
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