Rig Veda 7.80.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 80, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.80
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Uṣas (plural Dawns)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वावतीर्गोमतीर्न उषासो वीरवतीः सदमुच्छन्तु भद्राः । घृतं दुहाना विश्वतः प्रपीता यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
áśvāvatīr gómatīr na uṣā́so vī́ravatīḥ sádám ucchantu bhadrā́ḥ | ghṛtáṃ dúhānā viśvátáḥ prá-pītā yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Translation
愿诸黎明常为我们升起——吉祥而善：具骏马之力，具群牛之光（光线与知见），具英雄之气。她们从四方汲取并挤出酥油般的丰润，充盈圆满；愿你们常以安泰的和谐守护我们。
Word by Word
अश्वावतीःhaving horses
अश्वावतीः:
Kartā (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व-वत् (प्रातिपदिक: अश्व ‘horse’ + वत् ‘possessing’)
गोमतीःrich in cows
गोमतीः:
Kartā (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो-मत् (प्रातिपदिक: गो ‘cow’ + मत् ‘possessing’)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (अस्माकम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उषासःthe Dawns
उषासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरवतीःhaving heroes/sons
वीरवतीः:
Kartā (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर-वत् (प्रातिपदिक: वीर ‘hero/son’ + वत् ‘possessing’)
सदम्always
सदम्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-अर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘always, continually’)
उच्छन्तुmay they shine forth / arise
उच्छन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√शा/शि (Vedic: ‘to shine, rise’; here ‘उच्छ्’ as present stem)
भद्राःauspicious, gracious
भद्राः:
Kartā (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
Karma (दुहाना-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत- (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहानाmilking (yielding)
दुहाना:
Kartā (उषास्-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√दुह् (to milk) + शानच् (मध्यम/आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त)
विश्वतःfrom every side / on all sides
विश्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशि/परितः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व- + तस् (अव्ययीभाव/तसिल्)
प्रपीताhaving drunk fully / well-sated
प्रपीता:
Kartā (उषास्-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र-√पा (to drink) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त); Vedic: ‘drunk/imbibed, having drunk’
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect
पात:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पा (to protect)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being(s), with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-अर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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