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Rig Veda 7.61.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 61, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.61

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa (with Sūrya as their ‘eye’)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

उद्वां चक्षुर्वरुण सुप्रतीकं देवयोरेति सूर्यस्ततन्वान् । अभि यो विश्वा भुवनानि चष्टे स मन्युं मर्त्येष्वा चिकेत ॥

úd vāṃ cákṣur varuṇa suprátīkaṃ deváyor eti sū́ryas tatanvā́n | abhí yó víśvā bhúvanāni cáṣṭe sá manyúṃ mártyeṣv ā́ ciket ||

Ergue-se o teu olho, ó Varuṇa — Sūrya de bela forma, que se move para os dois deuses, estendendo o seu fulgor. Ele, que contempla todos os mundos, reconhece nos mortais os impulsos e as paixões turvas.

उत्up, forth
उत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud (उद्-)
वाम्you two (to/for you two)
वाम्:
Karma (as object of संबोधन/प्रार्थना) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Kartā (with एति) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper) / Vocative
Rootवरुण (देवनाम)
सु-प्रतीकम्of fair/beautiful appearance
सु-प्रतीकम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग) + प्रतीक (प्रातिपदिक)
देवयोःof the two gods
देवयोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes, comes forth
एति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā (of एति)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (of ततन्वान्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
तन्वान्stretching out, extending
तन्वान्:
Kartā-विशेषण (of सूर्यः)
TypeParticiple
Rootतन् (धातु) → तन् + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (of चष्टे)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनानिworlds; beings; realms
भुवनानि:
Karma (of चष्टे)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; from भू)
चष्टेbeholds, sees
चष्टे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचक्ष्/चष्ट् (धातु: ‘to see, behold’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā (of चिकेत)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
मन्युम्wrath; spirited anger
मन्युम्:
Karma (of चिकेत)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals
मर्त्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa (locus)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
towards; completely
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चिकेतhas perceived/marked; takes note of
चिकेत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु: ‘to perceive, notice’)

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