Rig Veda 8.68.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 68, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.68
Rishi: Priyamedha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Virāḍ-anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परोमात्रमृचीषममिन्द्रमुग्रं सुराधसम् । ईशानं चिद्वसूनाम् ॥
Transliteration
paró-mātram ṛcī́ṣamam índram ugráṃ su-rā́dhasam | ī́śānaṃ cid vásūnām ||
Translation
Indra, über jedes Maß erhaben, reich an der Kraft des Wortes (Vāc), der Gewaltige von vollkommener Fülle—wahrlich, er ist der Herr selbst über alle Schätze des Seins.
Word by Word
प॒रःbeyond, further, exceedingly
प॒रः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक) / अव्यय-प्रयोग
मात्रम्measure; only, merely; to the full extent
मात्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमात्र (प्रातिपदिक) < मा (मापन) भावार्थ
ऋचीषम्rich in hymns/verses; hymn-possessing
ऋचीषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऋचीष (प्रातिपदिक) < ऋच्/ऋच्- (ऋक्) + ईष (समास/प्रत्यय) ‘ऋच्-समृद्ध’
अम्(particle; metrical filler)
अम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअम् (निपात/पादपूरक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रम्mighty, fierce
उग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुराधसम्of good bounty; very generous
सुराधसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + राधस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दान/समृद्धि’
ईशानम्ruling, sovereign; lord
ईशानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक) < √ईश् (ईशते ‘to rule, be master’) क्त/शानच्-भाव
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
वसूनाम्of the goods/wealth; of the Vasus (wealths)
वसूनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
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