Rig Veda 7.63.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 63, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.63
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra; Mandala 7 attribution)
Devata: Sūrya/Savitṛ in association with Mitra–Varuṇa (solar vision as their 'eye')
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical of Mandala 7 hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उद्वेति सुभगो विश्वचक्षाः साधारणः सूर्यो मानुषाणाम् । चक्षुर्मित्रस्य वरुणस्य देवश्चर्मेव यः समविव्यक्तमांसि ॥
Transliteration
úd véti subhágo viśvácakṣāḥ sā́dhāraṇaḥ sū́ryo mā́nuṣāṇām | cákṣur mitrásya váruṇasya deváś cármeva yáḥ samávivyak támāṃsi ||
Translation
幸いにして光り輝く太陽は昇る——万物を見通す者、人々に共通の力。彼はミトラとヴァルナの眼であり、皮を広げるように、覆われた闇をあらわにしてひろげる。
Word by Word
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (upasarga) / ud
वेतिgoes, rises
वेति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) / √i
सुभगःthe fortunate/auspicious one
सुभगः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वचक्षाःall-seeing
विश्वचक्षाः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi)
Rootविश्व-चक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
साधारणःcommon (to all), shared
साधारणः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधारण (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā (apposition; main subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषाणाम्of men, of humans
मानुषाणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःeye
चक्षुः:
Kartā (nominal predicate/apposition to सूर्यः)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रस्यof Mitra
मित्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (apposition to सूर्यः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
चर्मhide, skin
चर्म:
Karma (object of implied comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (of समविव्यक्त)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga)
अविव्यक्तhas made manifest, has uncovered
अविव्यक्त:
Kartā (relative clause predicate agreeing with यः)
TypeVerb-derived participle
Rootव्यञ्ज्/व्यज् (धातु) / √vyañj (to make manifest) with vi + (a)vi- (intensifying/augment-like) + kta
मांसिfleshes, pieces of flesh (i.e., what is covered)
मांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमांस (प्रातिपदिक)
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