Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.113
इदं श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिर् आगाच् चित्रः प्रकेतो अजनिष्ट विभ्वा । यथा प्रसूता सवितुः सवायं एवा रात्र्य् उषसे योनिम् आरैक् ॥
idaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotir āgāc citraḥ praketo ajaniṣṭa vibhvā | yathā prasūtā savituḥ savāyaṃ evā rātry uṣase yonim āraik ||
This light is come, amid all lights the fairest; born is the brilliant, far-extending brightness. Night, sent away for Savitar's uprising, hath yielded up a birth-place for the Morning.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
रुशद्वत्सा रुशती श्वेत्यागाद् आरैग् उ कृष्णा सदनान्य् अस्याः । समानबन्धू अमृते अनूची द्यावा वर्णं चरत आमिनाने ॥
ruśadvatsā ruśatī śvetyāgād āraig u kṛṣṇā sadanāny asyāḥ | samānabandhū amṛte anūcī dyāvā varṇaṃ carata āmināne ||
The Fair, the Bright is come with her white offspring; to her the Dark One hath resigned her dwelling. Akin, immortal, following each other, changing their colours both the heavens move onward.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
समानो अध्वा स्वस्रोर् अनन्तस् तम् अन्यान्या चरतो देवशिष्टे । न मेथेते न तस्थतुः सुमेके नक्तोषासा समनसा विरूपे ॥
samāno adhvā svasror anantas tam anyānyā carato devaśiṣṭe | na methete na tasthatuḥ sumeke naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe ||
Common, unending is the Sisters' pathway; taught by the Gods, alternately they travel. Fair-formed, of different hues and yet one-minded, Night and Dawn clash not, neither do they travel.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
भास्वती नेत्री सूनृतानाम् अचेति चित्रा वि दुरो न आवः । प्रार्प्या जगद् व्य् उ नो रायो अख्यद् उषा अजीगर् भुवनानि विश्वा ॥
bhāsvatī netrī sūnṛtānām aceti citrā vi duro na āvaḥ | prārpyā jagad vy u no rāyo akhyad uṣā ajīgar bhuvanāni viśvā ||
Bright leader of glad sounds, our eyes behold her; splendid in hue she hath unclosed the portals. She, stirring up the world, hath shown us riches: Dawn hath awakened every living creature.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
जिह्मश्ये चरितवे मघोन्य् आभोगय इष्टये राय उ त्वम् । दभ्रम् पश्यद्भ्य उर्विया विचक्ष उषा अजीगर् भुवनानि विश्वा ॥
jihmaśye caritave maghony ābhogaya iṣṭaye rāya u tvam | dabhram paśyadbhya urviyā vicakṣa uṣā ajīgar bhuvanāni viśvā ||
Rich Dawn, she sets afoot the coiled-up sleeper, one for enjoyment, one for wealth or worship, Those who saw little for extended vision. All living creatures hath the Dawn awakened.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
क्षत्राय त्वं श्रवसे त्वम् महीया इष्टये त्वम् अर्थम् इव त्वम् इत्यै । विसदृशा जीविताभिप्रचक्ष उषा अजीगर् भुवनानि विश्वा ॥
kṣatrāya tvaṃ śravase tvam mahīyā iṣṭaye tvam artham iva tvam ityai | visadṛśā jīvitābhipracakṣa uṣā ajīgar bhuvanāni viśvā ||
One to high sway, one to exalted glory, one to pursue his gain, and one his labour: All to regard their different vocations, all moving creatures hath the Dawn awakened.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
एषा दिवो दुहिता प्रत्य् अदर्शि व्युच्छन्ती युवतिः शुक्रवासाः । विश्वस्येशाना पार्थिवस्य वस्व उषो अद्येह सुभगे व्य् उच्छ ॥
eṣā divo duhitā praty adarśi vyucchantī yuvatiḥ śukravāsāḥ | viśvasyeśānā pārthivasya vasva uṣo adyeha subhage vy uccha ||
We see her there, the Child of Heaven apparent, the young Maid, flushing in her shining raiment. Thou sovran Lady of all earthly treasure, flush on us here, auspicious Dawn, this morning.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
परायतीनाम् अन्व् एति पाथ आयतीनाम् प्रथमा शश्वतीनाम् । व्युच्छन्ती जीवम् उदीरयन्त्य् उषा मृतं कं चन बोधयन्ती ॥
parāyatīnām anv eti pātha āyatīnām prathamā śaśvatīnām | vyucchantī jīvam udīrayanty uṣā mṛtaṃ kaṃ cana bodhayantī ||
She first of endless morns to come hereafter, follows the path of morns that have departed. Dawn, at her rising, urges forth the living him who is dead she wakes not from his slumber.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उषो यद् अग्निं समिधे चकर्थ वि यद् आवश् चक्षसा सूर्यस्य । यन् मानुषान् यक्ष्यमाणां अजीगस् तद् देवेषु चकृषे भद्रम् अप्नः ॥
uṣo yad agniṃ samidhe cakartha vi yad āvaś cakṣasā sūryasya | yan mānuṣān yakṣyamāṇāṃ ajīgas tad deveṣu cakṛṣe bhadram apnaḥ ||
As thou, Dawn, hast caused Agni to be kindled, and with the Sun's eye hast revealed creation. And hast awakened men to offer worship, thou hast performed, for Gods, a noble service.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कियात्य् आ यत् समया भवाति या व्यूषुर् याश् च नूनं व्युच्छान् । अनु पूर्वाः कृपते वावशाना प्रदीध्याना जोषम् अन्याभिर् एति ॥
kiyāty ā yat samayā bhavāti yā vyūṣur yāś ca nūnaṃ vyucchān | anu pūrvāḥ kṛpate vāvaśānā pradīdhyānā joṣam anyābhir eti ||
How long a time, and they shall be together,--Dawns that have shone and Dawns to shine hereafter? She yearns for former Dawns with eager longing, and goes forth gladly shining with the others.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ईयुष् टे ये पूर्वतराम् अपश्यन् व्युच्छन्तीम् उषसम् मर्त्यासः । अस्माभिर् ऊ नु प्रतिचक्ष्याभूद् ओ ते यन्ति ये अपरीषु पश्यान् ॥
īyuṣ ṭe ye pūrvatarām apaśyan vyucchantīm uṣasam martyāsaḥ | asmābhir ū nu praticakṣyābhūd o te yanti ye aparīṣu paśyān ||
Gone are the men who in the days before us looked on the rising of the earlier Morning. We, we the living, now behold her brightness and they come nigh who shall hereafter see her.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यावयद्द्वेषा ऋतपा ऋतेजाः सुम्नावरी सूनृता ईरयन्ती । सुमङ्गलीर् बिभ्रती देववीतिम् इहाद्योषः श्रेष्ठतमा व्य् उच्छ ॥
yāvayaddveṣā ṛtapā ṛtejāḥ sumnāvarī sūnṛtā īrayantī | sumaṅgalīr bibhratī devavītim ihādyoṣaḥ śreṣṭhatamā vy uccha ||
Foe-chaser, born of Law, the Law's protectress, joy-giver, waker of all pleasant voices, Auspicious, bringing food for Gods' enjoyment, shine on us here, most bright, O Dawn, this morning.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शश्वत् पुरोषा व्य् उवास देव्य् अथो अद्येदं व्य् आवो मघोनी । अथो व्य् उच्छाद् उत्तरां अनु द्यून् अजरामृता चरति स्वधाभिः ॥
śaśvat puroṣā vy uvāsa devy atho adyedaṃ vy āvo maghonī | atho vy ucchād uttarāṃ anu dyūn ajarāmṛtā carati svadhābhiḥ ||
From days eternal hath Dawn shone, the Goddess, and shows this light to-day, endowed with riches. So will she shine on days to come immortal she moves on in her own strength, undecaying.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
व्य् अञ्जिभिर् दिव आतास्व् अद्यौद् अप कृष्णां निर्णिजं देव्य् आवः । प्रबोधयन्त्य् अरुणेभिर् अश्वैर् ओषा याति सुयुजा रथेन ॥
vy añjibhir diva ātāsv adyaud apa kṛṣṇāṃ nirṇijaṃ devy āvaḥ | prabodhayanty aruṇebhir aśvair oṣā yāti suyujā rathena ||
In the sky's borders hath she shone in splendour: the Goddess hath thrown off the veil of darkness. Awakening the world with purple horses, on her well-harnessed chariot Dawn approaches.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आवहन्ती पोष्या वार्याणि चित्रं केतुं कृणुते चेकिताना । ईयुषीणाम् उपमा शश्वतीनां विभातीनाम् प्रथमोषा व्य् अश्वैत् ॥
āvahantī poṣyā vāryāṇi citraṃ ketuṃ kṛṇute cekitānā | īyuṣīṇām upamā śaśvatīnāṃ vibhātīnām prathamoṣā vy aśvait ||
Bringing all life-sustaining blessings with her, showing herself she sends forth brilliant lustre. Last of the countless mornings that have vanished, first of bright morns to come hath Dawn arisen.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उद् ईर्ध्वं जीवो असुर् न आगाद् अप प्रागात् तम आ ज्योतिर् एति । आरैक् पन्थां यातवे सूर्यायागन्म यत्र प्रतिरन्त आयुः ॥
ud īrdhvaṃ jīvo asur na āgād apa prāgāt tama ā jyotir eti | āraik panthāṃ yātave sūryāyāganma yatra pratiranta āyuḥ ||
Arise! the breath, the life, again hath reached us: darkness hath passed away and light approacheth. She for the Sun hath left a path to travel we have arrived where men prolong existence.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स्यूमना वाच उद् इयर्ति वह्नि स्तवानो रेभ उषसो विभातीः । अद्या तद् उच्छ गृणते मघोन्य् अस्मे आयुर् नि दिदीहि प्रजावत् ॥
syūmanā vāca ud iyarti vahni stavāno rebha uṣaso vibhātīḥ | adyā tad uccha gṛṇate maghony asme āyur ni didīhi prajāvat ||
Singing the praises of refulgent Mornings with his hymn's web the priest, the poet rises. Shine then to-day, rich Maid, on him who lauds thee, shine down on us the gift of life and offspring.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
या गोमतीर् उषसः सर्ववीरा व्युच्छन्ति दाशुषे मर्त्याय । वायोर् इव सूनृतानाम् उदर्के ता अश्वदा अश्नवत् सोमसुत्वा ॥
yā gomatīr uṣasaḥ sarvavīrā vyucchanti dāśuṣe martyāya | vāyor iva sūnṛtānām udarke tā aśvadā aśnavat somasutvā ||
Dawns giving sons all heroes, kine and horses, shining upon the man who brings oblations,-- These let the Soma-presser gain when ending his glad songs louder than the voice of Vayu.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
माता देवानाम् अदितेर् अनीकं यज्ञस्य केतुर् बृहती वि भाहि । प्रशस्तिकृद् ब्रह्मणे नो व्य् उच्छा नो जने जनय विश्ववारे ॥
mātā devānām aditer anīkaṃ yajñasya ketur bṛhatī vi bhāhi | praśastikṛd brahmaṇe no vy ucchā no jane janaya viśvavāre ||
Mother of Gods, Aditi's form of glory, ensign of sacrifice, shine forth exalted. Rise up, bestowing praise on our devotion all-bounteous, make us chief among the people.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यच् चित्रम् अप्न उषसो वहन्तीजानाय शशमानाय भद्रम् । तन् नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्ताम् अदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः ॥
yac citram apna uṣaso vahantījānāya śaśamānāya bhadram | tan no mitro varuṇo māmahantām aditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ ||
Whatever splendid wealth the Dawns bring with them to bless the man who offers praise and worship, Even that may Mitra, Varuna vouchsafe us, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)