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Rig Veda 6.71.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 71, Mantra 4

Sukta 6.71

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Savitṛ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उदु ष्य देवः सविता दमूना हिरण्यपाणिः प्रतिदोषमस्थात् । अयोहनुर्यजतो मन्द्रजिह्व आ दाशुषे सुवति भूरि वामम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.71.4
Transliteration

úd u ṣyá deváḥ savitā́ damū́nā híraṇyapāṇiḥ prátidoṣam asthāt | áyo-hanur yajató mandrájihva ā́ dāśúṣe suvati bhū́ri vāmám ||

Translation

Ergue-se aquele deus Savitar, o morador da casa; de mãos de ouro, ele se põe a cada crepúsculo. De maxilar de ferro, adorável, de língua jubilosa, ele impele ao doador abundantes felicidades e dádivas.

Word by Word
उदुup, forth (indeed)
उदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + उ (उ) (निपात) → ‘उदु’ (निग्रह/प्रग्रह)
ष्यindeed, surely
ष्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्य (निपात; वैदिक रूप ‘ष्य’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् ‘दीप्तौ’
सविताSavitar (the Impeller)
सविता:
Kartā (देवः सविता = कर्तृसमासार्थ/समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √सू/सुव् ‘प्रेरणे/प्रसवे’
दमूनाhouse-abiding, of the home
दमूना:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदमून (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण) < दम ‘गृह/दम’ + ऊन/ऊन (स्वामित्व/सम्बन्ध)
हिरण्यपाणिःgolden-handed
हिरण्यपाणिः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहिरण्य-पाणि (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय) हिरण्य ‘gold’ + पाणि ‘hand’
प्रतिदोषम्each evening, at dusk
प्रतिदोषम्:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण; accusative of time)
TypeNoun (with preverb) / Adverbial accusative
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) ‘evening’
अस्थात्stood, took his station
अस्थात्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था ‘तिष्ठति/स्थितौ’
अयःहनुःiron-jawed
अयःहनुः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअयस् ‘metal/iron’ + हनु ‘jaw’ (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्राय)
यजतःworthy of worship
यजतः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयजत (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् ‘पूजायाम्/यज्ञे’
मन्द्रजिह्वःwith a gladdening/pleasant tongue
मन्द्रजिह्वः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र ‘pleasant/chanting’ + जिह्वा ‘tongue’ (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
आtoward, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दाशुषेto the giver (the worshipper who offers)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Root√दाश्/दश् ‘दान/उपकार’ → दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परिपूर्ण/अतीतार्थ)
सुवतिimpels, bestows
सुवति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सू/सुव् ‘प्रसवे/प्रेरणे’
भूरिmuch, abundant
भूरि:
Karma (परिमाण-विशेषण; वामम्-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (quantifier) / Adjective (indeclinable use)
Rootभूरि (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रयोग) < *भू ‘बहुत’ (वैदिक परिमाणशब्द)
वामम्good (boon), благ/benefit
वामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाम (प्रातिपदिक) ‘good/pleasant/boon’
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