Rig Veda 1.113.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditionally for RV 1.113)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एषा दिवो दुहिता प्रत्यदर्शि व्युच्छन्ती युवतिः शुक्रवासाः । विश्वस्येशाना पार्थिवस्य वस्व उषो अद्येह सुभगे व्युच्छ ॥
Transliteration
eṣā́ divó duhitā́ práty adarśi vyucchántī yuvatíḥ śukrávāsāḥ | víśvasyéśānā pārthivásya vásva uṣó adyéhá subhage vyùccha ||
Translation
見よ、天の娘はわれらに向かって現れた――明けゆきつつある、若き乙女、光の衣をまとう者。地上のあらゆる財宝を司る女主よ、ウシャス（曙光）よ、幸ある者よ、今日ここに、われらのために満ち足りて明けよ。
Word by Word
एषाthis (she)
एषा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एषा
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
कर्तृ (एषा … दुहिता) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards, forth
प्रति:
(क्रियाविशेषण) दिशाबोधक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
अदर्शिhas appeared, was seen
अदर्शि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शन)
विapart, forth
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण) विभक्त्यर्थ/विशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
उच्छन्तीshining forth, dawning
उच्छन्ती:
कर्तृ (एषा … उच्छन्ती) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeVerb (Participle)
Root√वस्/√उष्? (RV usage: √वस्/√उष् with उच्छ्- as present stem ‘to shine, dawn’) → उच्छन्ती
युवतिःyoung woman
युवतिः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (उषस्)
TypeNoun
Rootयुवति (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रवासाःwearing bright garments
शुक्रवासाः:
विशेषण (युवतिः/उषस्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र-वासस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘bright-clothed’)
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानाruling, sovereign
ईशाना:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (उषस्)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√ईश् (to rule) → ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
पार्थिवस्यof the earthly (world)
पार्थिवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — qualifying विश्वस्य
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
वसवःgoods, riches
वसवः:
कर्म (what is bestowed/possessed) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
उषःO Dawn
उषः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
सुभगेO fortunate one
सुभगे:
सम्बोधन (उषस्)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
विforth
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
उच्छdawn forth, shine out
उच्छ:
क्रिया (आह्वान)
TypeVerb
Root√वस्/√उष् (RV: उच्छ् ‘to dawn/shine’)
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