Rig Veda · Mandala 4 · Sukta 52
Rig Veda 4.52 — Dawn
Deity: Dawn. Rishi family (Mandala 4): Vamadeva Gautama and his lineage. This Sukta contains 7 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 4.52.1
परति षया सूनरी जनी वयुछन्ती परि सवसुः | दिवो अदर्शि दुहिता
prati ṣyā sūnarī janī vyuchantī pari svasuḥ | divo adarśi duhitā
Rig Veda 4.52.2
अश्वेव चित्रारुषी माता गवाम रतावरी | सखाभूद अश्विनोर उषाः
aśveva citrāruṣī mātā ghavām ṛtāvarī | sakhābhūd aśvinor uṣāḥ
Unfailing, Mother of the Kine, in colour like a bright red mare, The Dawn became the Aśvins' Friend.
Rig Veda 4.52.3
उत सखास्य अश्विनोर उत माता गवाम असि | उतोषो वस्व ईशिषे
uta sakhāsy aśvinor uta mātā ghavām asi | utoṣo vasva īśiṣe
Yea, and thou art the Aśvins' Friend, the Mother of the Kine art thou: O Dawn thou rulest over wealth.
Rig Veda 4.52.4
यावयद्द्वेषसं तवा चिकित्वित सून्र्तावरि | परति सतोमैर अभुत्स्महि
yāvayaddveṣasaṃ tvā cikitvit sūnṛtāvari | prati stomair abhutsmahi
Thinking of thee, O joyous One, as her who driveth hate away, We woke to meet thee with our lauds.
Rig Veda 4.52.5
परति भद्रा अद्र्क्षत गवां सर्गा न रश्मयः | ओषा अप्रा उरु जरयः
prati bhadrā adṛkṣata ghavāṃ sarghā na raśmayaḥ | oṣā aprā uru jrayaḥ
Our eyes behold thy blessed rays like troops of cattle loosed to feed. Dawn hath filled full the wide expanse.
Rig Veda 4.52.6
आपप्रुषी विभावरि वय आवर जयोतिषा तमः | उषो अनु सवधाम अव
āpapruṣī vibhāvari vy āvar jyotiṣā tamaḥ | uṣo anu svadhām ava
When thou hast filled it, Fulgent One! thou layest bare the gloom with light. After thy nature aid us, Dawn.
Rig Veda 4.52.7
आ दयां तनोषि रश्मिभिर आन्तरिक्षम उरु परियम | उषः शुक्रेण शोचिषा
ā dyāṃ tanoṣi raśmibhir āntarikṣam uru priyam | uṣaḥ śukreṇa śociṣā
Thou overspreadest heaven with rays, the dear wide region of mid-air. With thy bright shining lustre, Dawn.
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