Rig Veda 7.76.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 76, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.76
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति त्वा स्तोमैरीळते वसिष्ठा उषर्बुधः सुभगे तुष्टुवांसः । गवां नेत्री वाजपत्नी न उच्छोषः सुजाते प्रथमा जरस्व ॥
Transliteration
práti tvā stómair īḷate vásiṣṭhā uṣár-budhaḥ su-bhage tuṣṭuvā́ṃsaḥ | gavā́ṃ netrī́ vā́ja-patnī na ucchóṣaḥ sujāte prathamā́ jarasva ||
Translation
暁とともに目覚めたヴァシシュタたちは、讃歌をもって汝を礼拝する、幸いなる者よ。光の牛群の導き手、力の充溢の伴侶よ。よく生まれし暁よ、われらのために昇れ――最初のものとして顕れよ。
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वाyou (acc. sg.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमैःwith hymns/praises
स्तोमैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ईळतेpraises, invokes
ईळते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईळ् (धातु; स्तुतौ/प्रार्थनायाम्)
वसिष्ठाःthe Vasiṣṭhas (Vasiṣṭha’s clan/poets)
वसिष्ठाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
उषर्बुधःawakening at dawn / dawn-awake
उषर्बुधः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउषर्बुध् (प्रातिपदिक; समासः: उषर्+बुध्)
सुभगेO fortunate/auspicious one
सुभगे:
—
TypeNoun (vocative used as address) / Adjective
Rootसुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
तुष्टुवांसःhaving praised / praising
तुष्टुवांसः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootस्तु (धातु) → तुष्टुवांस् (कृदन्त; परिपूर्ण-स्तुतिकर्तृ)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
नेत्रीleader, guide
नेत्री:
Kartā/Predicative (उषसः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootनी (धातु) → नेत्री (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; ‘leading’)
वाजपत्नीmistress of prize/strength (bringer of booty)
वाजपत्नी:
Kartā/Predicative (उषसः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज+पत्नी (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna/Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उच्छोषःdispeller (of dryness/darkness), one who drives away
उच्छोषः:
Kartā/Predicative (उषसः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (abstract/agentive used as epithet)
Rootउत्+शुष् (धातु) → उच्छोष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘drying up/dispelling’)
सुजातेO well-born one
सुजाते:
—
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसु+जात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमाthe first
प्रथमा:
Kartā/Predicative (उषसः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
जरस्वO (one who brings) old age / O decay (as addressed); (traditional: ‘O aged one’)
जरस्व:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootजरस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘old age/decay’) → जरस्व (सम्बोधन)
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