Rig Veda 1.124.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 124, Mantra 12

Sukta 1.124

Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional attribution for RV 1.124)

Devata: Uṣas

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत्ते वयश्चिद्वसतेरपप्तन्नरश्च ये पितुभाजो व्युष्टौ । अमा सते वहसि भूरि वाममुषो देवि दाशुषे मर्त्याय ॥

Transliteration

utté váyaś cid vasatér apaptan náraś ca yé pitubhā́jo vyùṣṭau | amā́ saté vahasi bhū́ri vāmám uṣo devi dāśúṣe mártyāya ||

Translation

At your rising, even the birds fly forth from their resting, and men who share the father’s portion awaken. With them, you bear here and now abundant delight and wideness, O divine Dawn, for the mortal who offers.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• उत्: and; also; moreover
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• वयः: birds; fowl
• वयः: कर्तृ (with अपपतन्) / विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्

• चित्: even; indeed
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)

• वसतेः: from the dwelling; from the abode
• वसतेः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति

• अपपतन्: flew away; took flight
• अपपतन्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्

• नरः: men
• नरः: कर्तृ (with अपपतन्) / विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ (relative clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• पितुभाजः: sharing the father’s portion; having a share from the father
• पितुभाजः: कर्तृ (apposition to ये/नरः)
• Type: Noun (compound) / Adjective
• Root: पितु- + भाज

• व्युष्टौ: at dawn; at daybreak
• व्युष्टौ: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युष्टि

• अमा: at home; near; in one’s dwelling
• अमा: अधिकरण/सहभाव
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमा (अव्यय)

• सते: you are
• सते: क्रिया (copula)
• Type: Verb (participle-like finite form) / archaic
• Root: अस्

• वहसि: you carry; you convey
• वहसि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

• भूरि: much; abundant
• भूरि: विशेषण (of वामम्)
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable use) / Noun-like
• Root: भूरि

• वामम्: good thing; boon; desirable wealth
• वामम्: कर्म (object of वहसि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम

• उषः: O Dawn
• उषः: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस्

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी

• दाशुषे: to the worshipper; to the giver
• दाशुषे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (participle used substantively)
• Root: दाश्वांस् (√दाश्/दश् ‘to give, worship’)

• मर्त्याय: to the mortal
• मर्त्याय: सम्प्रदान (apposition to दाशुषे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य