Rig Veda 1.113.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 113, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.113
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional)
Devata: Uṣas (with implicit Rātrī as complementary power)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रुशद्वत्सा रुशती श्वेत्यागादारैगु कृष्णा सदनान्यस्याः । समानबन्धू अमृते अनूची द्यावा वर्णं चरत आमिनाने ॥
Transliteration
ruśád-vatsā ruśátī śvetíyā́gād ā́raig u kṛ́ṣṇā sádānāny asyāḥ | samānáb-andhū amṛ́te anūcī́ dyā́vā varṇáṃ carata ā́mināne ||
Translation
她与其光辉的犊子同样灿然，自身亦灿然；那皎白明亮者已至，而黑暗已离其座。那两位不死的姊妹，同一纽带，相继而行，穿行其色而不受损伤。
Word by Word
रुशद्वत्साःhaving bright calves (i.e., bright young rays)
रुशद्वत्साः:
Kartā (उषाः) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरुशद्-वत्स (प्रातिपदिक: रुशद् ‘दीप्त/श्वेत’ + वत्स ‘वत्स/बछड़ा’)
रुशतीshining, radiant
रुशती:
Kartā (उषाः) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरुशत् (प्रातिपदिक; √रुश्/रुच् ‘दीप्तौ’ से) अथवा रुशती (विशेषण-स्त्री)
श्वेत्य्brightly, in a white/gleaming manner
श्वेत्य्:
क्रियाविशेषण (आगात् इत्यस्य) / manner
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्वेत्य (अव्यय/निपात; ‘श्वेत’ से, ‘श्वेतवत्/श्वेतया’ अर्थे)
आtowards, hither
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (आगात्) / direction
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
अगात्came
अगात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
अरैगुAraigu (a name/epithet of Dawn)
अरैगु:
Kartā (उषाः) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअरैगु (प्रातिपदिक; उषसः नाम/विशेषण)
कृष्णाdark (ones)
कृष्णा:
Karma (चरति/आमिनाने इत्यस्य) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
सदनानिdwellings, seats, abodes
सदनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक; √सद् ‘सीदति/वसति’ से)
अस्याःof her
अस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समानबन्धूhaving the same bond/kinship
समानबन्धू:
Kartā (द्यावा) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान-बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक; समान ‘सम’ + बन्धु ‘बंधु/सम्बन्ध’)
अमृतेimmortal (pair)
अमृते:
Kartā (द्यावापृथिव्यौ) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
अनूचीfollowing behind, subsequent
अनूची:
Kartā (उषाः) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअनूच्/अनूची (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अनु + अञ्च्/वच्’ → ‘अनुगामिनी/अनुवर्ती’, ‘पश्चात्-गामिनी’)
द्यावाthe two (heavens/sky-and-earth), the pair ‘Dyāvā’
द्यावा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्याव् (प्रातिपदिक; द्यौ ‘sky’)
वर्णम्color, appearance
वर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
चरतःthey two move, proceed
चरतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चर् (चरति)
आमिनानेwithout diminishing/harming (i.e., uninjuring)
आमिनाने:
क्रियाविशेषण (चरतोः) / manner
TypeVerb (participle-like finite form) / Kṛdanta
Root√मि/मीन् (मिनोति ‘क्षय/हिंसा/नाश’), उपसर्ग आ-; वैदिक मध्यम/आत्मनेपद-रूप
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