Rig Veda 4.52.3 — Mandala 4, Sukta 52, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.52
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत सखास्यश्विनोरुत माता गवामसि । उतोषो वस्व ईशिषे ॥
Transliteration
utá sákhā asy aśvínoḥ utá mātā́ gavām asi | utóṣo vásva īśiṣe ||
Translation
And thou art the companion of the Aśvins; and thou art the mother of the rays. And, O Dawn, thou rulest over the riches—over the inner treasures of being.
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
सखासिyou are a friend
सखासि:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’), predicate = ‘सखा’
TypeVerb (with nominal predicate)
Rootसखा (प्रातिपदिक) + अस् (धातु ‘अस्’)
अश्विनोःof the two Aśvins / with the two Aśvins
अश्विनोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / Adhikaraṇa (if locative sense)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
माताmother
माता:
Kartā (with implied ‘त्वम्’ in equational clause) / predicate-noun
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: whose mother)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
उषःO Dawn (Uṣas)
उषः:
Sambodhana / Kartā (addressed subject)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वस्वःof wealth; wealth
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: of wealth) / Karma (as object in genitive with īś)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशिषेyou rule; you have mastery
ईशिषे:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’ = Uṣas)
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु)
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