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Ṛk 7.79.3

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Saṃhitā

अभू॑दु॒षा इंद्र॑तमा म॒घोन्यजी॑जनत्सुवि॒ताय॒ श्रवां॑सि ।
वि दि॒वो दे॒वी दु॑हि॒ता द॑धा॒त्यंगि॑रस्तमा सु॒कृते॒ वसू॑नि ॥

अभूद् उषा इन्द्रतमा मघोन्य् अजीजनत् सुविताय श्रवांसि |
वि दिवो देवी दुहिता दधात्य् अङ्गिरस्तमा सुकृते वसूनि ||

ábhūduṣā́ índratamā maghónyájījanatsuvitā́ya śrávāṃsi ǀ
ví divó devī́ duhitā́ dadhātyáṅgirastamā sukṛ́te vásūni ǁ

abhūd uṣā indratamā maghony ajījanat suvitāya śravāṃsi |
vi divo devī duhitā dadhāty aṅgirastamā sukṛte vasūni ||

Padapāṭha

अभू॑त् । उ॒षाः । इन्द्र॑ऽतमा । म॒घोनी॑ । अजी॑जनत् । सु॒वि॒ताय॑ । श्रवां॑सि ।
वि । दि॒वः । दे॒वी । दु॒हि॒ता । द॒धा॒ति॒ । अङ्गि॑रःऽतमा । सु॒ऽकृते॑ । वसू॑नि ॥

अभूत् । उषाः । इन्द्रऽतमा । मघोनी । अजीजनत् । सुविताय । श्रवांसि ।
वि । दिवः । देवी । दुहिता । दधाति । अङ्गिरःऽतमा । सुऽकृते । वसूनि ॥

ábhūt ǀ uṣā́ḥ ǀ índra-tamā ǀ maghónī ǀ ájījanat ǀ suvitā́ya ǀ śrávāṃsi ǀ
ví ǀ diváḥ ǀ devī́ ǀ duhitā́ ǀ dadhāti ǀ áṅgiraḥ-tamā ǀ su-kṛ́te ǀ vásūni ǁ

abhūt ǀ uṣāḥ ǀ indra-tamā ǀ maghonī ǀ ajījanat ǀ suvitāya ǀ śravāṃsi ǀ
vi ǀ divaḥ ǀ devī ǀ duhitā ǀ dadhāti ǀ aṅgiraḥ-tamā ǀ su-kṛte ǀ vasūni ǁ

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Ṛgveda 7.79.3

Interpretations

Sri Aurobindo

The Dawns make their rays to shine out in the extremities of heaven, they labour like men who are set to a work. Thy rays set fleeing the darkness, they extend the Light as if the sun were extending its two arms. Usha has become (or, come into being) most full of Indra power(indratamD), opulent in riches and has given birth to the inspirations of knowledge for our happy going (or for good and bliss), the goddess, daughter of Heaven, most full of Angirasahood (aOgirasatmD), orders her riches for the doer of good works.