Rig Veda 5.79.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 79, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.79
Rishi: Syāvāśva Ātreya (traditional)
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Jagatī (traditional; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऐषु धा वीरवद्यश उषो मघोनि सूरिषु । ये नो राधांस्यह्रया मघवानो अरासत सुजाते अश्वसूनृते ॥
Transliteration
áiṣu dhā vīrávadyáśa uṣo maghoni sūríṣu | yé no rā́dhāṃsy áhrayā maghávāno árāsata sujāte aśvasūnṛte ||
Translation
ఓ మఘోని ఉషస్! ఈ సూరిషు (ప్రకాశవంత నాయకులు) మధ్య ఇక్కడ వీర-ధారిణి యశఃశ్రీని స్థాపించు—మాకు అహ్రయ రాధాంసి (అలసటలేని సమృద్ధులు) ప్రసాదించిన మఘవానులు వారే—ఓ సుజాతే, అశ్వసూనృతే!
Word by Word
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय
एषुin/among these
एषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धाplace, bestow (here: ‘set/put’ upon)
धा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
वीरवत्heroic, having heroes
वीरवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर + वत् (तद्धित)
यशःfame, glory
यशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषःO Dawn
उषः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मघोनिO bountiful one, rich-giving
मघोनि:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमघोनी (प्रातिपदिक; उषसः विशेषण) / मघ (समृद्धि) से
सूरिषुamong patrons/benefactors
सूरिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
राधांसिgifts, favors
राधांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अह्रयाswiftly, without delay
अह्रया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (instrumental adverbial)
Rootअह्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अह्र’ = शीघ्र/अविलम्ब) / अह्रया (स्त्री. तृतीया)
मघवानःthe bountiful ones (generous patrons)
मघवानः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरासतthey gave, bestowed
अरासत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरास् (धातु; ‘दान’/‘प्रदान’)
सुजातेO well-born one
सुजाते:
—
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसु + जात (कृदन्त/विशेषण) / जात (√जन्)
अश्वसूनृतेO (Dawn) of true speech with horses / whose true speech brings horses
अश्वसूनृते:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootअश्व + सूनृत (समास; ‘अश्व’ + ‘सूनृत’ = सत्य/सु-वचन/सु-स्तुति)
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