Rig Veda 5.79.10: Mandala 5, Sukta 79, Mantra 10
Sukta 5.79
Rishi: Syāvāśva Ātreya (traditional)
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Jagatī (traditional; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एतावद्वेदुषस्त्वं भूयो वा दातुमर्हसि । या स्तोतृभ्यो विभावर्युच्छन्ती न प्रमीयसे सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥
Transliteration
etā́vad véd uṣas tvaṃ bhū́yo vā dātúm arhasi | yā stotṛ́bhyo vibhāvary ucchántī ná pramī́yase sujāte aśvasūnṛte ||
Translation
So much you know, O Dawn; yet you can give still more—since, shining forth for the singers, O Radiant One, you do not fail or diminish: O well-born, bringing swift force and the glad word.
Word by Word
एतावत्so much; to this extent
एतावत्:
Karma (परिमाण/विषय-निर्देशः) — ‘इतना (ही)’
TypeAdjective/Pronoun-like
Rootएतावत् (प्रातिपदिक) < एतद् + वत्
वेदुषःof the knower; of one who knows
वेदुषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘(उस) जानने वाले का’
TypeNoun (agent/knower) / Adjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → वेदुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परोक्ष/परिपूर्ण-ज्ञानवाचक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भूयःmore; further
भूयः:
विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘और अधिक’
TypeIndeclinable (comparative adverb)
Rootभूयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/अधिक्यवाचक, अव्ययवत्)
वाor; indeed
वा:
सम्बन्धक (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
दातुम्to give
दातुम्:
प्रयोजन/कर्मप्रवृत्तिनिमित्त (तुमर्थ) — ‘देने’
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootदा (धातु) ‘देने’
अर्हसिyou are able/fit; you ought
अर्हसि:
मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह् (धातु) ‘योग्य/समर्थ होना’
याwho; which
या:
Kartā (उच्छन्ती इत्यस्य) / सम्बन्धक
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers; to the worshippers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
Sampradāna (दाता-प्राप्ता) — ‘स्तुतिकर्तृभ्यः’
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) < स्तु (धातु) + तृ (कर्तरि)
विभावरिO radiant one; O widely shining (Dawn)
विभावरि:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet) / Adjective
Rootविभावरि (प्रातिपदिक; उषसः विशेषणम्) < वि + भा (धातु ‘दीप्तौ’) + वरि/अरि (नामप्रत्यय)
उच्छन्तीrising; shining forth
उच्छन्ती:
Kartā (प्रमीयसे इत्यस्यापि सहवृत्ति/विशेषण)
TypeVerb-participle
Rootउद् + शम्/शा? (धातु: उच्छ्/उद्+छद्?; वैदिक ‘उच्छ्’ = ‘उदित/प्रकाशित होना’) → उच्छन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
नnot
न:
निषेध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
प्रमीयसेyou diminish; you perish
प्रमीयसे:
मुख्यक्रिया (उषसि-सम्बोधनस्य)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + मी (धातु) ‘मापन/क्षय/नाश’ (वैदिक प्रयोगे ‘क्षीयते/नश्यति’)
सुजातेO well-born; nobly born
सुजाते:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसु + जात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < जन् (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
अश्वसूनृतेO (Dawn) of good truth/true speech bringing horses; O possessor of horse-winning fair praise
अश्वसूनृते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootअश्व + सूनृत (समास-प्रातिपदिक; उषसः विशेषणम्) ; सूनृत = ‘सत्य/सु-वचन’ (प्रातिपदिक)
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