Rig Veda 8.62.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 62, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.62

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अयुजो असमो नृभिरेकः कृष्टीरयास्यः । पूर्वीरति प्र वावृधे विश्वा जातान्योजसा भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.62.2

Transliteration

ayujó ásamo nṛ́bhir ékaḥ kṛṣṭī́r ayā́syaḥ | pūrvī́r áti prá vāvṛdhe víśvā jātā́ny ójasā bhadrā́ índrasya rātáyaḥ ||

Translation

Unyoked, unmatched among men, one alone, tireless—he has outgrown the many peoples. He has increased beyond the former limits; by his force he has mastered all that is born. Auspicious are the gifts of Indra.

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Word by Word

• अयुजः: unpaired, unmatched
• अयुजः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; न-समास/नञ्-तत्पुरुष: अ- + युज् ‘युक्त’)

• असमः: unequalled
• असमः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम (प्रातिपदिक; न-समास/नञ्-तत्पुरुष: अ- + सम ‘equal’)

• नृभिः: with men, by men (warriors)
• नृभिः: Karaṇa (सह/साधनभाव: ‘men/warriors’ as company/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• एकः: one, alone
• एकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृष्टीः: peoples, tribes
• कृष्टीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयास्यः: unwearied, untiring
• अयास्यः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयास्य (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: अ- + यास्य ‘to be wearied/effort’)

• पूर्वीः: the former (ones), earlier (deeds/gifts)
• पूर्वीः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पूर्वी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘former/earlier’)

• अति: beyond, exceedingly
• अति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• वावृधे: has grown, has increased
• वावृधे: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (वृधँ वर्धने)

• विश्वा: all (things)
• विश्वा: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• जातानि: born (beings/things)
• जातानि: Karma (विश्वा जातानि = ‘all born things’)
• Type: Participle (past passive) used as noun
• Root: √जन् (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओजसा: by strength, with might
• ओजसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• भद्राः: auspicious, good
• भद्राः: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘रातयः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• रातयः: gifts, bestowals
• रातयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: राति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gift, giving’)