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

True with the true, great with the great, the Goddess is worship-worthy with the worship-worthy gods. Breaking the firm-held bonds, giving out the luminous herds of rays, the cows of light low in response toward the Dawn.

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Word by Word

• सत्याः: true, truthful (ones)
• सत्याः: कर्तृ (उषसः—विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• सत्येभिः: with the true (ones/means)
• सत्येभिः: करण (सह/साधनभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• महतī: great
• महतī: कर्तृ (देवी—विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• महद्भिः: with the great (ones/means)
• महद्भिः: करण (सह/साधनभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवी: the goddess (Uṣas)
• देवी: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक < देव)

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: करण (सह/साधनभावः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• यजता: worthy of worship
• यजता: कर्तृ (देवी—विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजत (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-विशेषण, √यज्)

• यजत्रैः: with the worshipful (ones)
• यजत्रैः: करण (सह/साधनभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजत्र (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-विशेषण, √यज्)

• रुजत्: breaking, shattering
• रुजत्: कर्तृ (देवी/उषस्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुज् (भञ्जने/हिंसायाम्)

• दृळ्हानि: the firm (things), strongholds
• दृळ्हानि: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: दृळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक < √दृंह्/दृढ् ‘to make firm’)

• ददत्: giving, bestowing
• ददत्: कर्तृ (देवी/उषस्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (दाने)

• उस्रियाणाम्: of the ruddy ones (dawn-cows/rays)
• उस्रियाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उस्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dawn-cows’/rays)

• प्रति: towards, in response to
• प्रति: उपपद-सम्बन्ध (दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुखता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गावः: the cows
• गावः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषसम्: Uṣas, the Dawn
• उषसम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वावशन्त: they cried aloud, bellowed
• वावशन्त: कर्तृ (गावः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वाश्/√वश् (ध्वनौ; ‘to bellow/cry’)