3.61 uṣas

1. uṣas vājena vājini pracetā

O Dawn with-prize-booty O prize-giver conscious

stomam juṣasva gṛṇatas maghoni

praise-laud enjoy of-singer O queen-of-plenty

juṣ c6 imper. mid. gṛ to sing

purāṇī devi yuvatis puraṃdhis

ancient O goddess young kind-flirtatious

anu vratam carasi viśvavāre

the-will you-follow O bringer of all good things

car c1 2sing. move

2. uṣas devi amartiyā vi bhāhi

O goddess Dawn immortal radiate widely

bhā c2 imper. 2sing.

candrarathā sūnṛtā īrayantī

in-moon-lit-chariot arousing-awaking pleasant-conscious-mind

īr c2 pap f to set in motion

ā tvā vahantu suyamāsas aśvā

let easy-to-control horses convey you hither

vah c1 imper. 3pl.

hiraṇyavarṇām pṛthupājasas ye

golden colored of-broad-vigour they

pṛthu broad pājas strength

3. uṣas pratīcī bhuvanāni viśvā

O Dawn facing all beings

prati añc going toward

ūrdhvā tiṣṭhasi amṛtasya ketus

upward you-stand of-immortality a-beacon

sthā c1 2sing. stand

samānam artham caraṇīyamānā

to-same purpose traveling-moving

cakram iva navyasi ā vavṛtsva

like-a-wheel O newer-one let-have-rolled-hither

vṛt c1 perf. imper. 2sing. turn

4. ava syūma-iva cinvatī maghonī

like a garment casting-aside

ci c5 pap f to cast aside

uṣā yāti svasarasya patnī

generous Dawn , journeys of-good-radiance mistress-master

yā c2

suvar janantī subhagā sudaṃsā

generating the sun, good-despenser-gracious good-hostess

jā jan to-generate

āntāt divas papratha ā pṛthivyās

from-the-end of-heaven of-earth she-has-spread-has-widened

prath c1 perf. 3sing. to spread

5. achā vas devīm uṣasam vibhātīm

towards the-goddess-Dawn radiating widely

pra vas bharadhvam namasā suvṛktim

bear forth with-reverence your well-fashioned-hymn

bhṛ c1 2pl. mid. bear vṛk vṛj twist

ūrdhvam madhudhā divi pājas aśret

upward honey-bringer in-heaven had-propped her leading edge

śri ao. 3sing. to resort

pra rocanā ruruce raṇvasaṃdṛk

with-charm-stimulation-glow she-of-delightful-aspect has-shone-forth

ruc perf. 3sing. mid. to shine

6. ṛtāvarī divas arkais abodhi

the-conscious-she of-heaven has-been-awakened by-our-chants

budh pass. ao. 3sing. to wake

ā revatī rodasī citram asthāt

the-beautiful-lady has-mounted the-2 bright-worlds

heaven-earth sthā c1 ao. 3sing. stand

āyatīm agne uṣasam vibhātīm

O agni to-the-extending-Dawn radiating-widely

vāmam eṣi draviṇam bhikṣamāṇas

to-the-pleasant essence you(agni)-go begging

i c2 2sing. go bhikṣ to beg

7. ṛtasya budhne uṣasām iṣaṇyan

in-the-foundation of-conscious-mind urging the-Dawn

iṣ send denom. iṣaṇya

vṛṣā mahī rodasī ā viveśa

the-sun has-entered the-2 great-worlds

viś c6 perf. 3sing.

mahī mitrasya varuṇasya māyā

great (is)the-magic-power of mitra of-varuṇa

candreva bhānum vi dadhe purutrā

like the-shimmering-moon-light she-has-established-widely her-radiance in-many-places

dhā perf. 3sing. mid. put place