Rig Veda 7.62.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 62, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.62
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Sūrya (with implicit relation to Ādityas’ order)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत्सूर्यो बृहदर्चींष्यश्रेत्पुरु विश्वा जनिम मानुषाणाम् । समो दिवा ददृशे रोचमानः क्रत्वा कृतः सुकृतः कर्तृभिर्भूत् ॥
Transliteration
út sū́ryo bṛhád arcī́ṃṣy aśret purú víśvā jánima mā́nuṣāṇām | samó divā́ dadṛśe rócamānaḥ kratvā́ kṛtáḥ sukṛ́taḥ kartṛ́-bhir bhūt ||
Translation
太陽は昇り、広大な光線をひろげる。人々の多くの生まれと、あらゆる生成を見わたす。昼において等しく現れ、輝いて見える。意志の働き（kratu）によって形づくられ、行為する者たちによって善き成就（sukṛta）となる。
Word by Word
उत्up; forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग) / ud (उद्- ‘ऊर्ध्वं गमन’)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चींषिrays; flames
अर्चींषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्रेत्he has set in motion / he has stretched forth
अश्रेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (धातु) ‘आश्रयणे/गत्यर्थे’
पुरुmuch; many
पुरु:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
जनिमbirth; generation; origin
जनिम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जन्म/उत्पत्ति’)
मानुषाणाम्of men; of humans
मानुषाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
समःequal; uniform
समः:
Kartā (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवाby day; in daytime
दिवा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘द्यौ/दिन’
ददृशेhas appeared; has been seen
ददृशे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) ‘दर्शने’
रोचमानःshining; radiant
रोचमानः:
Kartā (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootरुच् (धातु) ‘दीप्तौ’ → रोचमान (शतृ/शानच्)
क्रत्वाby power of will; by resolve
क्रत्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
कृतःmade; fashioned
कृतः:
Kartā (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootकृ (धातु) ‘करणे’ → कृत (कृदन्त)
सुकृतःwell-made; well-wrought
सुकृतः:
Kartā (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कृत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्तसमास)
कर्तृभिःby the makers; by the doers
कर्तृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्became; came to be
भूत्:
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TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) ‘सत्तायाम्’
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