Rig Veda 7.90.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 90, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.90
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra–Vāyu (hymn context), with strong participation of Uṣas and Āpaḥ imagery
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उच्छन्नुषसः सुदिना अरिप्रा उरु ज्योतिर्विविदुर्दीध्यानाः । गव्यं चिदूर्वमुशिजो वि वव्रुस्तेषामनु प्रदिवः सस्रुरापः ॥
Transliteration
ucchánn uṣásaḥ sudínā ariprā́ urú jyótir vividur dīdhyā́nāḥ | gávyam cid ū́rvam uśíjo ví vavrus téṣām ánu pradívaḥ sasrúr ā́paḥ ||
Translation
उच्छन्ना उषसः सुदिना अरिप्राः उदिताः; दीध्यानाः उरु ज्योतिः विविदुः। गव्यं चिदूर्वम् उशिजो वि वव्रुः; तेषामनु प्रदिवः सस्रुरापः।
Word by Word
उच्छन्they shone forth / dawned
उच्छन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (उष्/वस् ‘to shine, dawn’) → उच्छ् (Vedic present stem)
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदिनाःhaving good days / bright-dayed
सुदिनाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
अरिप्राःwarding off foes / foe-dispelling
अरिप्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअरि-प्र (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic epithet)
उरुwide, vast
उरु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विविदुःthey have found / they discovered
विविदुः:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (to find/know) with vi-
दीध्यानाःmeditating, intent (in thought)
दीध्यानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootधी (to think) → desiderative/intensive-like reduplicated stem दीध्य- (Vedic); present participle
गव्यम्bovine, of cattle (cattle-wealth)
गव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगव्य (from गो ‘cow’; ‘belonging to cows’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (particle)
ऊर्वम्enclosure, pen (fold)
ऊर्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘enclosure, pen, fold’)
उशिजःthe Uśij-s
उशिजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउशिज् (प्रातिपदिक; name/epithet of a class of beings/priests)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (preverb/particle)
वव्रुःthey opened out / uncovered (made accessible)
वव्रुः:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (to cover/enclose; also ‘to choose’ in some contexts) with vi-
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāman)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (preposition/particle)
प्रदिवःfrom the fore-sky / from the upper heaven
प्रदिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-दिव् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fore-heaven’, ‘upper sky’)
सस्रुःthey flowed
सस्रुः:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (to flow, run)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक)
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