Rig Veda 8.61.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 61, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.61
Devata: Indra (dominant across RV 8.61; here invoked as luminous giver/source of force and rays)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पौरो अश्वस्य पुरुकृद्गवामस्युत्सो देव हिरण्ययः । नकिर्हि दानं परिमर्धिषत्त्वे यद्यद्यामि तदा भर ॥
Transliteration
pauró aśvásya puru-kṛ́d gavā́m asy útsō deva hiraṇyáḥ | nakír hí dā́naṃ pari-márdhiṣat tvé yád-yad yā́mi tádā́ bhara ||
Translation
神よ、汝は古き泉――アシュヴァ（Aśva）の泉、数多く働く光の牛らの泉――黄金の湧き出づるもの。汝のうちにある施与を、誰も損なうことはできぬ。われがいずれの道を行くとも、その処より、豊饒を携えて我に運び来たれ。
Word by Word
पौरःcity-born; belonging to the stronghold
पौरः:
Kartā (स्तुत्य-विशेषणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपौर (प्रातिपदिक; < पुर ‘नगर/पुर’)
अश्वस्यof the horse
अश्वस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुकृत्much-doing; doing many deeds
पुरुकृत्:
Kartā (विशेषणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-कृत् (कृदन्त; कृ ‘to do/make’ + पुरु ‘much’)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this (one); his
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उत्सःa spring; well-source
उत्सः:
Kartā (उपमा/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्ययःgolden
हिरण्ययः:
Kartā (विशेषणः ‘उत्सः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य ‘gold’ + यत्)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
Kartā (निषेधित-कर्ता)
TypeIndeclinable/Pronoun-like
Rootनकिस्/नकिः (निषेध-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
दानम्gift; giving
दानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक; < दा ‘to give’)
परिमर्धिषत्has overpowered/crushed
परिमर्धिषत्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृध्/मर्ध् (धातु; ‘to crush/overpower’), उपसर्गः परि-
त्वेin you; in your case
त्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootत्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यत्whatever; that which
यत्:
— (सम्बन्ध-प्रवर्तक)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
यत्whatever
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
आमिI allot/measure out
आमि:
Kriyā (उपवाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) + मा (धातु ‘to measure/mete out’; वैदिक प्रयोगे ‘to allot/assign’)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (तद् + दा; कालवाचक-अव्यय)
भरbring; bear (hither)
भर:
Kriyā (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootभृ (धातु ‘to bear/bring’)
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