Rig Veda 3.61.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 61, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.61
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव स्यूमेव चिन्वती मघोन्युषा याति स्वसरस्य पत्नी । स्वर्जनन्ती सुभगा सुदंसा आन्ताद्दिवः पप्रथ आ पृथिव्याः ॥
Transliteration
áva syū́ma iva cinvatī́ maghóny uṣā́ yāti svásarasya pátnī | svàr jánantī su-bhágā su-dáṃsā ā́ntād diváḥ paprathá ā́ pṛthivyā́ḥ ||
Translation
अव स्यूमेव चिन्वती मघोन्युषा याति स्वसरस्य पत्नी । स्वर्जनन्ती सुभगा सुदंसा आन्ताद्दिवः पप्रथ आ पृथिव्याः ॥
Word by Word
अवdown; forth (as a preverb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) / अवस् (अव्यय)
स्युम्a thread; seam-thread (as in sewing)
स्युम्:
Karma (उपमेय-क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्ध) / क्रियाविशेषणवत्
TypeNoun
Rootस्युम् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्युम’ = सूचि/सूत्र/सीवन-सम्बद्ध)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
चिन्वतीgathering; arranging; stitching together
चिन्वती:
Kartā (उषा) के विशेषणरूपेण
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootचि (चिनोति) / √चि ‘to gather, pile up, arrange’
मघोनीbountiful; generous
मघोनी:
Kartā (उषा) का विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमघोन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bountiful, rich’)
उषाःDawn (Uṣas)
उषाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यातिgoes; comes forth
याति:
— (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (याति) / √या ‘to go’
स्वसुरस्यof the father-in-law
स्वसुरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसुर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘father-in-law’)
पत्नीwife
पत्नी:
Kartā (उषा) के अप्पोज़िशन/विशेषणरूपेण
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्जनन्तीbringing forth light/heaven (svar); generating radiance
स्वर्जनन्ती:
Kartā (उषा) का विशेषण
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootस्वर् + √जन् (जनयति/जनति) ‘to beget, produce’
सुभगाfortunate; auspicious
सुभगा:
Kartā (उषा) का विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + भग (प्रातिपदिक ‘fortunate, auspicious’)
सुदंसाof good marvels; splendid in deeds/appearance
सुदंसा:
Kartā (उषा) का विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + दंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wondrous deed/skill, marvel’)
आन्तात्from the end/boundary
आन्तात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootआन्त (प्रातिपदिक; ‘end, boundary’)
दिवःof heaven; of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (आन्तात् के साथ: ‘of heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
पप्रथhas spread; has extended
पप्रथ:
— (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्रथ् (पृथते) / √प्रथ् ‘to spread, expand’
आunto; up to; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पृथिव्याःof the earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (आ के साथ सीमा: ‘up to/of earth’)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
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