Rig Veda 7.44.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 44, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.44
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (probable)
Devata: Dadhikrāvan (with associated light-law collectives: Uṣas, Sūrya, Ādityas, Vasus, Aṅgirasas)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दधिक्रावा प्रथमो वाज्यर्वाग्रे रथानां भवति प्रजानन् । संविदान उषसा सूर्येणादित्येभिर्वसुभिरङ्गिरोभिः ॥
Transliteration
dadhikrā́vā prathamó vājī́ arvā́gre rathā́nāṁ bhávati prajā́nann | saṁvidāná uṣásā sū́ryeṇādityébhiḥ vásubhir áṅgirobhiḥ ||
Translation
दधिक्रावन्—प्रथम, वाजी—रथांमध्ये अग्रभागी अग्रगण्य ठरतो, मार्ग जाणणारा. तो उषा व सूर्य यांच्यासह, आदित्यांसह, वसूंंसह, आणि अङ्गिरसांसह ‘संविदान’—ऋत-व्यवस्थेच्या प्रकाशमय शक्तींशी—एकतान आहे.
Word by Word
दधिक्रावाःDadhikrāvan (a divine steed/deity)
दधिक्रावाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootदधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजीprize-winning; swift (steed)
वाजी:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्/वाजी (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वाक्towards (us), hither
अर्वाक्:
अधिकरण (दिशा/गति-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द)
अग्रेin front; at the head
अग्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable (locative used adverbially)
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रथानाम्of the chariots
रथानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
भवतिbecomes; is
भवति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू
प्रजानन्knowing; discerning
प्रजानन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (present active)
Rootप्र-ज्ञा (धातु) → जानत् (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
संविदानःin accord; finding/knowing together; harmonizing
संविदानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootसम्-विद् (धातु) → विदान (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
उषसाwith Dawn (Uṣas)
उषसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्येणwith the Sun
सूर्येण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्येभिःwith the Ādityas
आदित्येभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुभिःwith the Vasus
वसुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरोभिःwith the Aṅgirases (Angiras seers)
अङ्गिरोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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