Rig Veda 1.113.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditionally for RV 1.113)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn) in functional relation with Agni and Sūrya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उषो यदग्निं समिधे चकर्थ वि यदावश्चक्षसा सूर्यस्य । यन्मानुषान्यक्ष्यमाणाँ अजीगस्तद्देवेषु चकृषे भद्रमप्नः ॥
Transliteration
uṣo yád agníṁ samídhe cákartha ví yád ā́vaś cákṣasā sū́ryasya | yán mā́nuṣān yakṣyámāṇān ájīgas tád devéṣu cakṛṣe bhadrám ápnaḥ ||
Translation
उषः, यदा त्वम् अग्निं समिधे चकर्थ, यदा सूर्यस्य चक्षुर्व्यावश्चक्षाः, यदा मानुषान् यज्ञाय सज्जमानान् अजीगः—तदा देवेषु भद्रमप्नः, कल्याणं कर्म चकृषे।
Word by Word
उषःDawn (Uṣas)
उषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, fully
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
इधेyou have kindled
इधे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइध् (धातु) / इध्- (दीप्तौ/प्रज्वलने)
चकार्थyou have done/made
चकार्थ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आवःyou have helped/advanced
आवः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) / अव्- (रक्षणे/सहाय्ये)
चक्षसाwith (your) sight/vision
चक्षसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मानुषानिhuman (things/folk), mortals
मानुषानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमानुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्ष्यमाणानाम्of those being seen/appearing (i.e., of mortals as they appear)
अक्ष्यमाणानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple
Rootअक्ष्य- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अश्/अक्ष्? here from √अश्/अञ्ज्?; Vedic form meaning 'being seen/appearing' treated as present passive participle)
अजीगःyou have set in motion/roused
अजीगः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) with reduplication (जिग्/जीग्) + अ- augment?
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
चकृषेyou have made/achieved (for yourself/for them)
चकृषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
भद्रम्good, auspicious
भद्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्नःwork/achievement, gain
अप्नः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्नस्-/अप्न- (प्रातिपदिक; 'work, attainment, gain')
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