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Mantra 7

Sukta 73

उप ह्वये सुदुघां धेनुमेतां सुहस्तो गोधुगुत दोहदेनाम्। श्रेष्ठं सवं सविता साविषन्नोऽभीऽद्धो घर्मस्तदु षु प्र वोचत्

úpa hvaye su-dúghāṃ dhenúm etā́ṃ su-hásto go-dhugút dohád enām | śréṣṭhaṃ saváṃ savitā́ sāvīṣan no ’bhí ’ddho gharmás tád u ṣú prá vocat

Hither I call this well-yielding milch-cow: with skilful hands the cow-milker milketh her. Savitar hath impelled for us the best impulsion; verily the Gharma, kindled and set thereto, proclaimeth that straightway.

उपnear, towards
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ह्वयेI call/invoke
ह्वये:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) आह्वाने
सुदुघाम्well-milking, yielding much milk
सुदुघाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुघा (प्रातिपदिक; दुह् ‘to milk’ से)
धेनुम्the milch-cow
धेनुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
एताम्this
एताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुहस्तःhaving good hands, deft-handed
सुहस्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
गोधुक्the cow-milker
गोधुक्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो-दुह् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cow-milker’)
उतand, also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
दोहदेनाम्with the milking/act of milking; her
दोहदेनाम्:
Karaṇa (दोहदेन) + Karma (एनाम्)
TypeNoun + Pronoun
Rootदोहद (प्रातिपदिक) + एनाम् (एतद् सर्वनाम)
श्रेष्ठम्the best
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
सवम्impulsion, stimulation (sacred incitement)
सवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसव (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller deity)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
साविषत्impelled, set in motion
साविषत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√सू (सुव्) प्रेरणे/सवने (कारणार्थे)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अद्धःclearly; straightway / downwards (contextual)
अद्धः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्धस् (अव्यय/नाम)
घर्मःGharma; heat; (ritual) hot offering
घर्मः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma/—
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
indeed, just
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
षुquickly; emphatic particle
षु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वोचत्spoke, uttered
वोचत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वचने)

Rishi: As hymn (AVŚ 7.73) per anukramaṇī; requires external verification.

Devata: Savitar; Gharma (as ritual power); Cow as prosperity-agent.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).

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