Rig Veda 7.75.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 75, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.75
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; confirm with metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महे नो अद्य सुविताय बोध्युषो महे सौभगाय प्र यन्धि । चित्रं रयिं यशसं धेह्यस्मे देवि मर्तेषु मानुषि श्रवस्युम् ॥
Transliteration
mahé no adyá suvitā́ya bodhy uṣo mahé sáubhagāya prá yandhi | citráṃ rayíṃ yaśásaṃ dhehy asmée devi márteṣu mā́nuṣi śravasyúm ||
Translation
今日われらのために目覚めよ、よき進み（suvitāya）へと、曙光よ；大いなる幸いへとわれらを前へ導け。女神よ、光り輝く富、名誉をもたらす財をわれらに据えよ。人の世において、人間の場において、われらをśravasyu（霊感の名声を求める者）とならしめよ。
Word by Word
म॒हेfor the great (good), for greatness
म॒हे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अ॒द्यtoday, now
अ॒द्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
सु॑वि॒ताय॑for good fortune / good guidance
सु॑वि॒ताय॑:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रातिपदिक) < सु-√विद्/विद् (हित/लाभार्थ ‘good finding, good fortune’)
बो॒ध्युawake! be aware!
बो॒ध्यु:
Kartā (आह्वान/आज्ञा) / क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Root√बुध् (बोधने)
उषःO Dawn
उषः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
म॒हेfor great (benefit)
म॒हे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सौभ॑गाय॒for prosperity / good luck
सौभ॑गाय॒:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसौभग (प्रातिपदिक) < सु-भग (‘good fortune, prosperity’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
य॑न्धिgrant! bestow!
य॑न्धि:
Karma (आज्ञा-क्रिया) / क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छने/नियमे) — caus./intensive sense in Vedic ‘grant, bestow’
चि॒त्रम्bright, splendid
चि॒त्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
र॒यिम्wealth, treasure
र॒यिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
य॒शसम्fame-bringing, glorious
य॒शसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace, bestow
धेहि:
Karma (आज्ञा-क्रिया) / क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
अ॒स्मेfor us / on us
अ॒स्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
देविO goddess
देवि:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तेषुamong mortals
मर्तेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषिO (one) friendly to humans / O human(-kind) one
मानुषि:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective/Noun (vocative/locative form in Vedic usage)
Rootमानुषी (प्रातिपदिक) < मनु (descendant of Manu; human)
श्रवस्युम्fame-bringing / glory-seeking (gift)
श्रवस्युम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक) < श्रवस् (‘fame’) + -यु (‘seeking/bringing’)
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