Rig Veda 6.64.2: Mandala 6, Sukta 64, Mantra 2
Sukta 6.64
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition (Mandala 6 is predominantly Bharadvāja-family)
Devata: Uṣas (Dawn)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 6.64; confirm against pada-count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भद्रा ददृक्ष उर्विया वि भास्युत्ते शोचिर्भानवो द्यामपप्तन् । आविर्वक्षः कृणुषे शुम्भमानोषो देवि रोचमाना महोभिः ॥
Transliteration
bhadrā́ dadr̥kṣe urviyā́ ví bhāsy útte śocír bhānávō dyā́m apaptan | āvír vákṣaḥ kr̥ṇuṣe śúmbhamānóṣo devi rócamānā máhobhiḥ ||
Translation
भद्रा ददृक्ष उर्विया वि भासि; उत्ते शोचिर्भानवो द्याम् अपप्तन्। आविर्वक्षः कृणुषे शुम्भमानो, षो देवि रोचमाना महोभिः॥
Word by Word
भद्राःauspicious, gracious
भद्राः:
Kartā (उषसः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ददृक्षेI have appeared/come into view; I have shown myself
ददृक्षे:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शन) → ददृक्ष् (इच्छार्थ/आकाङ्क्षार्थ-रूप, परोक्ष/आत्मनेपद)
उर्वियाःof the wide (expanse)
उर्वियाः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भासिyou shine
भासि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भा (दीप्तौ)
उतand, also
उत:
Sambandha/connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिःflame, radiance
शोचिः:
Kartā (अपपतन्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भानवःbeams, rays
भानवः:
Kartā (अपपतन्-क्रियायाः; शोचिः सह समुच्चितम्)
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्the heaven, the sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपपतन्they flew down/away, fell upon
अपपतन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (गतौ) + अप (उपसर्ग)
आविःopenly, manifestly
आविः:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस् (अव्यय)
वक्षःbreast, chest
वक्षः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुषेyou make, you render
कृणुषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
शुम्भमानःadorning oneself; shining forth
शुम्भमानः:
Kartā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√शुभ्/शुम्भ् (दीप्तौ/अलङ्कारे) → शुम्भमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
उषःO Dawn
उषः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देविO goddess
देवि:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
रोचमानाःshining, gleaming
रोचमानाः:
Kartā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√रुच् (दीप्तौ) → रोचमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
महोभिःwith great powers/might
महोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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