Rig Veda 7.72.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.72
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Aśvinau (with Savitṛ, Uṣas, Agni as supporting powers in the scene)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि चेदुच्छन्त्यश्विना उषासः प्र वां ब्रह्माणि कारवो भरन्ते । ऊर्ध्वं भानुं सविता देवो अश्रेद्बृहदग्नयः समिधा जरन्ते ॥
Transliteration
ví ced ucchánty aśvinā uṣā́saḥ prá vāṃ bráhmāṇi kā́ravo bharante | ūrdhvám bhā́nuṃ savitā́ devó aśred bṛhád agnáyaḥ samídhā jarante ||
Translation
यदा उषासः प्र उच्छन्ति, हे अश्विनौ, तदा कारवो वां ब्रह्माणि प्र भरन्ते। सविता देव ऊर्ध्वं भानुं समश्रयत्, बृहदग्नयः समिधा जरन्ते ऊर्ध्वं दीप्तिमन्तः।
Word by Word
विapart, forth (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग)
चेत्if indeed, if
चेत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिद् (निपात)
उच्छन्तिthey shine forth, they dawn
उच्छन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√शि/श्यै (उच्छ्) ‘उदय/प्रकाशे’
अश्विनाthe two Aśvins
अश्विना:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषासःthe dawns
उषासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward (prefix)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र- (उपसर्ग)
वाम्to/for you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ब्रह्माणिhymns, sacred formulations
ब्रह्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कारवःpoets, singers
कारवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकारु (प्रातिपदिक)
भरन्तेthey bring, they bear
भरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भर) ‘धारण/आहरणे’
ऊर्ध्वम्upward, aloft
ऊर्ध्वम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भानुम्beam, radiance
भानुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitṛ (the impeller, Sun)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्रेत्he has set/placed, he has raised (set in position)
अश्रेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√श्रि (श्रय) ‘आश्रये/प्रापणे’
बृहत्great, lofty
बृहत्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नयःthe fires
अग्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
समिधाwith kindling, by fuel-stick
समिधा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
जरन्तेthey blaze/burn; (also) they are tended/cherished
जरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जॄ/जर् (जर) ‘क्षये/वृद्धौ; वैदिके: जरणे/स्तुतौ’
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