Rig Veda 7.75.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 75, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.75
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सत्या सत्येभिर्महती महद्भिर्देवी देवेभिर्यजता यजत्रैः । रुजद्दृळ्हानि दददुस्रियाणां प्रति गाव उषसं वावशन्त ॥
Transliteration
satyā́ satyébhiḥ mahatī́ mahádbhir devī́ devébhiḥ yájatā yájatraiḥ | rujád dṛḷhā́ni dádad usríyāṇāṃ práti gā́va uṣásaṃ vāvaśanta ||
Translation
真なるものと共に真、偉なるものと共に偉。女神は、祭らるべき神々と共に、まことに祭らるべき方。堅く締められた束縛を打ち破り、光の群れを放ち与えると、光の牝牛らは曙に向かって低く鳴き応える。
Word by Word
सत्याःtrue, truthful (ones)
सत्याः:
कर्तृ (उषसः—विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्येभिःwith the true (ones/means)
सत्येभिः:
करण (सह/साधनभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
महतīgreat
महतī:
कर्तृ (देवी—विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
महद्भिःwith the great (ones/means)
महद्भिः:
करण (सह/साधनभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवीthe goddess (Uṣas)
देवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक < देव)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
करण (सह/साधनभावः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यजताworthy of worship
यजता:
कर्तृ (देवी—विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-विशेषण, √यज्)
यजत्रैःwith the worshipful (ones)
यजत्रैः:
करण (सह/साधनभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत्र (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-विशेषण, √यज्)
रुजत्breaking, shattering
रुजत्:
कर्तृ (देवी/उषस्)
TypeVerb
Root√रुज् (भञ्जने/हिंसायाम्)
दृळ्हानिthe firm (things), strongholds
दृळ्हानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदृळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक < √दृंह्/दृढ् ‘to make firm’)
ददत्giving, bestowing
ददत्:
कर्तृ (देवी/उषस्)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
उस्रियाणाम्of the ruddy ones (dawn-cows/rays)
उस्रियाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dawn-cows’/rays)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
उपपद-सम्बन्ध (दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गावःthe cows
गावः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसम्Uṣas, the Dawn
उषसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वावशन्तthey cried aloud, bellowed
वावशन्त:
कर्तृ (गावः)
TypeVerb
Root√वाश्/√वश् (ध्वनौ; ‘to bellow/cry’)
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