Rig Veda 1.113.18: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 18
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional)
Devata: Uṣas (with Vāyu and Soma as supporting powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या गोमतीरुषसः सर्ववीरा व्युच्छन्ति दाशुषे मर्त्याय । वायोरिव सूनृतानामुदर्के ता अश्वदा अश्नवत्सोमसुत्वा ॥
Transliteration
yā́ gómātīr uṣásaḥ sárvavīrā vyùcchanti dāśúṣe mártyāya | vā́yor iva sūnṛ́tānām udarké tā́ aśvadā́ aśnavat sómasutvā ||
Translation
施しをなす人の子のために輝き出づるその曙（Uṣas）たち——光に富み（gomatī）、あらゆる勇力を具え（sarvavīrā）。風神ヴァーユ（Vāyu）の、うち上がる奔流のごとき広やかな善き言葉（sūnṛtā）のように。ソーマを搾ること（Soma-sutva）によって、彼がそれらに到達せんことを——迅き力のエネルギーを授ける彼女らに。
Word by Word
याःwho/which (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोमतीःpossessing cows, rich in cattle
गोमतीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक; गो + मतुप्)
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्ववीराःhaving all heroes/men, rich in sons
सर्ववीराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्ववीर (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + वीर)
विapart, forth (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
उच्छन्तिthey shine forth / dawn
उच्छन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवस्/उष्? → उच्छ् (धातु: वस्/उष् ‘to shine, dawn’; RV present stem उच्छ-)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाश्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
मर्त्यायto the mortal
मर्त्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वायोःof Vāyu
वायोः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
सूनृतानाम्of kind/true words, of gracious speeches
सूनृतानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनृता (प्रातिपदिक)
उदर्केin the later/upper (stage), at the conclusion (lit. ‘in the udarka’)
उदर्के:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउदर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (fem. pl.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वदाःgiving horses
अश्वदाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअश्वदा (प्रातिपदिक; अश्व + दा ‘giving’)
अश्नवत्attained/obtained
अश्नवत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (to attain, obtain, reach)
सोमसुत्वाthe Soma-pressing (rite); by Soma-pressing
सोमसुत्वा:
Karma (object/means notion)
TypeNoun
Rootसोमसुत्व (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + सुत्व ‘pressing/press-rite’)
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