Rig Veda 1.62.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 62, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.62
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Āṅgirasa)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तदु प्रयक्षतममस्य कर्म दस्मस्य चारुतममस्ति दंसः । उपह्वरे यदुपरा अपिन्वन्मध्वर्णसो नद्यश्चतस्रः ॥
Transliteration
tád u prayákṣatamam asya kárma dasmásya cā́rutamam asti dáṃsaḥ | upahvaré yád uparā́ apinvan mádhvarṇaso nadyaś cátasraḥ ||
Translation
यह इंद्र का सबसे बड़ा काम है जो सामने दिख रहा है। उसकी ताकत सबसे अच्छी है। जब ऊपर वाली शक्तियां फैली, तो चार नदियां भी बहने लगीं। उनमें शहद जैसा मीठा पानी था।
Word by Word
तत्that (deed/act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
प्रयक्षतमम्most worthy of worship / most venerable
प्रयक्षतमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-यक्ष-तम (यक्ष ‘पूज्य/वन्द्य’ इत्यर्थे विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; -तम सुपरलेटिव)
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्मस्यof the wondrous/skillful one
दस्मस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
चारुतमम्most beautiful
चारुतमम्:
Kartā (as predicate nominative of ‘अस्ति’)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु-तम (चारु ‘सुन्दर’ + -तम)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
दंसःmarvel, wondrous deed
दंसः:
Kartā (subject of ‘अस्ति’)
TypeNoun
Rootदंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कर्म/कौशल/अद्भुतकर्म’)
उपह्वरेin the hollow/valley, in the recess
उपह्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउप-ह्वर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गुहा/अवट/उपत्यका’)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
Karma (relative object) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उपराःthe rocks, the obstructing stones
उपराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउपरा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शिला/पाषाण/अवरोध’)
अपिन्वन्they set in motion / they caused to swell/flow
अपिन्वन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपि/पिन्व् (धातु; ‘पिन्वति’ = ‘प्रेरयति/पूरयति/प्रवहति’)
मध्वर्णसःhaving honey-sweet waves/streams
मध्वर्णसः:
Kartā (agreeing with ‘नद्यः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधु-अर्णस् (समास; मधु ‘मधुर/सोम’ + अर्णस् ‘तरङ्ग/प्रवाह/जल’)
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
चतस्रःfour
चतस्रः:
Kartā (agreeing with ‘नद्यः’)
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootचतस्ṛ (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
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