Rig Veda 7.76.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 76, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.76

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi tradition for Maṇḍala 7)

Devata: Uṣas (Dawn)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.76; requires metrical verification against pada syllable count)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र मे पन्था देवयाना अदृश्रन्नमर्धन्तो वसुभिरिष्कृतासः । अभूदु केतुरुषसः पुरस्तात्प्रतीच्यागादधि हर्म्येभ्यः ॥

Transliteration

prá me pánthā devayā́nā adṛśrann ámardhanto vásubhir íṣkṛtāsaḥ | abhūd u ketúr uṣásaḥ purástāt pratī́cy ā́gād ádhi harmyébhyaḥ ||

Translation

The paths of the gods become visible within me; strengthened and well-fashioned by the powers of abundance they move forward. The banner-sign of Dawn has come into being in front; she turns back toward us, arriving over our human habitations.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga) अव्यय

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (genitive) / सम्प्रदान (dative) संदर्भ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• पन्थाः: the path
• पन्थाः: कर्तृ (with अदृश्रन्) / विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ् (प्रातिपदिक: पन्था-)

• देवयानाः: god-going, leading to the gods
• देवयानाः: विशेषण (पन्थाः) / कर्तृसम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवयान (प्रातिपदिक; देव- + यान)

• अदृश्रन्: appeared, became visible
• अदृश्रन्: क्रिया (कर्तृ: पन्थाः/देवयानाः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्

• अम्: indeed (emphatic)
• अम्: —
• Type: Pronoun/Particle
• Root: अहम् (enclitic form) / emphatic particle

• अर्धन्तः: moving/advancing, proceeding
• अर्धन्तः: कर्तृ (उषसः/ते) सहवर्ती क्रिया
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: अर्ध्

• वसुभिः: with riches, with good things
• वसुभिः: करण (साधन) / सहचर्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु

• इष्कृतासः: well-prepared, well-equipped
• इष्कृतासः: विशेषण (अर्धन्तः) / कर्तृसम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective (participle-like)
• Root: इष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + इष्- उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय; ‘well-prepared/arrayed’)

• अभूत्: became, arose
• अभूत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू

• उ: indeed, just
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• केतुः: banner, sign; light, radiance
• केतुः: कर्तृ/विषय (अभूत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु

• उषसः: of Dawn
• उषसः: सम्बन्ध (केतुः कस्य?)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस्

• पुरस्तात्: in front, in the east, beforehand
• पुरस्तात्: अधिकरण (स्थान/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्तात्

• प्रतीची: the one facing toward (us), westward-facing (Dawn turning toward us)
• प्रतीची: कर्तृ (आगात्)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रतीच् (प्रातिपदिक) / प्रतीची-

• आगात्: came
• आगात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (आ + गम्)

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• हर्म्येभ्यः: from the houses, from the dwellings
• हर्म्येभ्यः: अपादान (whence) / स्रोत
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य