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Rig Veda 1.123.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 123, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.123

Devata: Uṣas (Dawn) / Dakṣiṇā (opening image), with dawn-emergence motif

पृथू रथो दक्षिणाया अयोज्यैनं देवासो अमृतासो अस्थुः । कृष्णादुदस्थादर्या विहायाश्चिकित्सन्ती मानुषाय क्षयाय ॥

pṛthū́ rátho dákṣiṇāyā ayójy áinaṃ devā́so amṛ́tāso asthuḥ | kṛṣṇā́d úd asthād aryā́ ví-hāyāś cíkitsantī mā́nuṣāya kṣáyāya ||

รถศึกของทักษิณา (Dakṣiṇā เทวีแห่งทานอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์และสิริมงคล) กว้างใหญ่; เหล่าเทพอมฤตะขึ้นประทับบนรถนั้น. นางผุดขึ้นสู่เบื้องบนจากความมืดดำ—ผู้สูงศักดิ์แห่งห้วงไกล—ด้วยสติรู้จำแนก เพื่อที่พำนักของมนุษย์.

पृथुःbroad, wide
पृथुः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु- (प्रातिपदिक)
रथःchariot
रथः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षिणायाःof the right (side) / of Dakṣiṇā
दक्षिणायाः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा- (प्रातिपदिक)
अयोजिwas yoked / was harnessed
अयोजि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
एनम्him/it (this one)
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतासःimmortal
अमृतासः:
विशेषण (देवासः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्थुःstood / took their stand
अस्थुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
कृष्णात्from the dark (realm)
कृष्णात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootकृष्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्up, forth
उद्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अस्थात्stood up / arose
अस्थात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
अर्याthe noble lady (Aryā)
अर्या:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootअर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
विहायाःfrom the sky / from the expanse
विहायाः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootविहायस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकित्सन्तीnoticing, observing, being attentive
चिकित्सन्ती:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (अर्या)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Rootचित् (धातु) → चिकित्स् (desiderative stem)
मानुषायfor the human (race)
मानुषाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमानुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षयायfor dwelling, for abode
क्षयाय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय- (प्रातिपदिक)

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