Rig Veda 7.77.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 77, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.77
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अन्तिवामा दूरे अमित्रमुच्छोर्वीं गव्यूतिमभयं कृधी नः । यावय द्वेष आ भरा वसूनि चोदय राधो गृणते मघोनि ॥
Transliteration
ántivāmā dūré amítram ucchorvī́ṃ gavyū́tim ábhayaṃ kṛdhī naḥ | yā́vaya dveṣá ā́ bharā vásūni codáya rā́dho gṛṇaté maghoni ||
Translation
曙光啊，带来近处之福、驱逐远处之敌者，请升起：为我们开辟广阔的光明求索之路，赐予无畏的境域。驱散憎怨；携来丰饶之力，并催动赐福于歌者的恩泽，慷慨者啊。
Word by Word
अन्तिnear, in the vicinity
अन्ति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति (अव्यय) < *ant(i) (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-आधार)
वामfor you two / of you two
वाम:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दूरेfar away
दूरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Noun-form
Rootदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अमित्रम्the foe, enemy
अमित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उच्छःO Dawn (Uṣas)
उच्छः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative) / Deity-name
Rootउष् (धातु) → उच्छ् (वेद. रूप) / ‘उच्छ’ (सम्बोधन-प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वीम्broad (path/space), wide
उर्वीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्यूतिम्cattle-track; pasture-way
गव्यूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगव्यूति (प्रातिपदिक)
अभयम्fearlessness, safety
अभयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभय (प्रातिपदिक)
कृधीmake, grant
कृधी:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यावयdrive away, ward off
यावय:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootयावय् (धातु; caus./denom. ‘दूरं नयति’)
द्वेषःhatred, hostility
द्वेषः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards (as preverb)
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भराbring
भरा:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
चोदयimpel, stimulate
चोदय:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु)
राधःbounty, gift
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणतेto the singer/praiser (who praises)
गृणते:
Sampradāna
TypeVerb (participle-like finite) / Verb
Rootगृ (धातु) / गृण् (वेद. ‘स्तु’)
मघोनिO bountiful one
मघोनि:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootमघोनी (प्रातिपदिक; उषसः विशेषण)
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Vedic Cosmology
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