Rig Veda 1.48.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 48, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.48
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वमस्या नानाम चक्षसे जगज्ज्योतिष्कृणोति सूनरी । अप द्वेषो मघोनी दुहिता दिव उषा उच्छदप स्रिधः ॥
Transliteration
víśvam asyā nanāma cákṣase jágaj jyótiṣkṛṇoti sū́narī | ápa dvéṣo maghónī duhitā́ divá uṣā́ ucchád ápa srídhaḥ ||
Translation
Весь мир склоняется пред её взором; искусная Уша делает движущееся творение делом света. Щедрая Дочь Неба восходит и отгоняет ненависть и кривые, враждебные силы с нашего пути.
Word by Word
विश्वम्all (the world/whole)
विश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्याof her
अस्या:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नानाम्variously, in many ways
नानाम्:
विशेषण-भाव (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षसेfor seeing, for sight
चक्षसे:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/for)
TypeNoun (dative of purpose)
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) / चक्षस् (नाम)
जगत्the moving world
जगत्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिष्कृणोतिmakes (it) luminous, illumines
ज्योतिष्कृणोति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (denominative/compound-verb sense: ‘make into light’)
Rootकृ (धातु) with ज्योतिस् (उपपद)
सूनरीthe radiant one (Dawn)
सूनरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootसूनरी (प्रातिपदिक; उषस्-विशेषण)
अपaway, off
अप:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअप (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
द्वेषःhatred, hostility
द्वेषः:
कर्तृ (with implied ‘goes away’ / object of removal)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
मघोनीthe bountiful one
मघोनी:
कर्तृ (apposition to उषा)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघोनी (प्रातिपदिक; उषस्-विशेषण)
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
उषाःDawn
उषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उच्छत्has shone forth, rose
उच्छत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवस्/उष् (धातु: ‘shine, dawn’) with उद्- (उद्+श/छ)
अपaway
अप:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअप (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
स्रिधःhindrances, harms, snares
स्रिधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्रिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
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