Rig Veda 7.77.3 — Mandala 7, Sukta 77, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.77
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवानां चक्षुः सुभगा वहन्ती श्वेतं नयन्ती सुदृशीकमश्वम् । उषा अदर्शि रश्मिभिर्व्यक्ता चित्रामघा विश्वमनु प्रभूता ॥
Transliteration
devā́nāṃ cákṣuḥ su-bhágā váhantī śvetáṃ náyantī su-dṛ́śīkam áśvam | uṣā́ adarśi raśmíbhir vyàktā citrā́maghā víśvam ánu prábhūtā ||
Translation
Carrying the eye of the gods, the fortunate Dawn leads the white, fair-seeing steed. Uṣas is seen, her rays clearly spread out; rich in varied gifts, she becomes powerful over all that follows.
Word by Word
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
कर्तृ-समाना अधिकरण/विशेष्य (predicate nominative to उषाः)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुभगाfortunate; auspicious
सुभगा:
विशेषण (of उषाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग (प्रातिपदिक)
वहन्तीbearing; carrying
वहन्ती:
कर्तृ (agreeing with उषाः)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Rootवह् (धातु)
श्वेतम्white
श्वेतम्:
कर्म (of नयन्ती)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
नयन्तीleading; bringing
नयन्ती:
कर्तृ (agreeing with उषाः)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Rootनी (धातु)
सुदृशीकम्fair-looking; beautiful to behold
सुदृशीकम्:
कर्म (of नयन्ती; qualifying अश्वम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दृशीक (प्रातिपदिक; from दृश् ‘to see’ with -īka)
अश्वम्horse
अश्वम्:
कर्म (of नयन्ती)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
उषाःUṣas; Dawn
उषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अदर्शिhas appeared; was seen
अदर्शि:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
रश्मिभिःwith rays
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
व्यक्ताmanifest; clearly distinguished
व्यक्ता:
विशेषण/भाव (of उषाः: ‘made manifest’)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used predicatively)
Rootवि-√अञ्ज् / √अञ्ज् (धातु) → व्यक्त (ppp as adjective)
चित्रामघाof bright bounty; richly splendid
चित्रामघा:
विशेषण (of उषाः)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootचित्र-मघ (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘having splendid bounty’)
विश्वम्all; the whole (world)
विश्वम्:
कर्म (of प्रभूता, ‘over all’)
TypeAdjective/Substantive
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong; after; following
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण (direction/sequence: ‘along, after, through’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
प्रभूताmighty; abundant; prevailing
प्रभूता:
विशेषण/भाव (of उषाः: ‘become powerful/abundant’)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used predicatively)
Rootप्र-√भू (धातु) → प्रभूत (ppp)
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