Rig Veda 1.95.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 95, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.95
Rishi: Parāśara Śāktya (traditional attribution for RV 1.95–1.99)
Devata: Agni (especially Agni as inner Light/Will moving through the cosmic Mothers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; hymn style consistent with 1.95)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उद्यंयमीति सवितेव बाहू उभे सिचौ यतते भीम ऋञ्जन् । उच्छुक्रमत्कमजते सिमस्मान्नवा मातृभ्यो वसना जहाति ॥
Transliteration
úd yaṃyamīti savitéva bāhū ubhé sicáu yatate bhīmá ṛñján | úc chukrám átkam ajate simásmān návā mātṛ́bhyó vásanā jahāti ||
Translation
彼は上へと持ち上げ、サヴィトリ（Savitṛ）が両腕を掲げるように身を伸ばす。彼は二つの輝く流れを張りつめ、畏るべく、それらを光の濃さへと染め上げる。彼は光明の外衣を押し上げて動かし、この世から古びた覆いを脱ぎ捨て、母たちより新たな衣をまとう。
Word by Word
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
यम्he raises/extends (sets in motion)
यम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) / यम (प्रातिपदिक)
यमीतिhe stretches/extends
यमीति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
सविताSavitṛ (the impeller, Sun)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
बाहू(his) two arms
बाहू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (प्रातिपदिक)
सिचौtwo garments/coverings (veils)
सिचौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिच्/सिचा (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
यततेhe strives/sets himself (to act)
यतते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयत् (धातु)
भीमःterrible, awe-inspiring
भीमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋञ्जन्shining/colouring (making bright)
ऋञ्जन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootऋञ्ज् (धातु)
उत्up, out
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शुक्रम्brightness, radiant light
शुक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्कम्cloak/covering (dark covering)
अत्कम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअत्क (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
अजतेhe drives/moves, sets in motion
अजते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअज् (धातु)
सिम्indeed, straightway
सिम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसिम् (अव्यय; वैदिक)
अस्मात्from this (from here)
अस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नवाःnew
नवाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक)
मातृभ्यःfrom the mothers
मातृभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वसनाःgarments, coverings
वसनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसन (प्रातिपदिक)
जहातिhe leaves behind, abandons
जहाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहा (धातु)
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