Rig Veda 6.62.1 — Mandala 6, Sukta 62, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.62

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya

Devata: Aśvinau (the twin divine healers/rescuers, lords of swift luminous movement)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable for RV 6.62 opening; long pādas typical of jagatī in Aśvin hymns)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्तुषे नरा दिवो अस्य प्रसन्ताश्विना हुवे जरमाणो अर्कैः । या सद्य उस्रा व्युषि ज्मो अन्तान्युयूषतः पर्युरू वरांसि ॥

Transliteration

stuṣé nárā divó asyá pra-sántā́śvinā huvé járamāṇo arkáiḥ | yā́ sadyá usrā́ vyúṣi jmó antā́n yuyū́ṣataḥ páry urū́ varā́ṃsi ||

Translation

ମୁଁ ସ୍ତୁତି କରେ—ହେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ବିସ୍ତାରର ଦୁଇ ନରାଧିପ, ଅଶ୍ୱିନୌ; ଆକାଂକ୍ଷାରେ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଉଥିବା ଜଣେ ଭାବେ ମୁଁ ଅର୍କ (ସ୍ତୋତ୍ର) ଦ୍ୱାରା ତୁମକୁ ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରେ। ତୁମେ ଉଷା ଉଦୟ ହେବା ସହସା ସୀମାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ହଟାଇ, ଇଚ୍ଛନୀୟ ପଥଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବିଶାଳ କରି ଖୋଲିଦିଅ।

Word by Word

• स्तुषे: I praise
• स्तुषे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तवति)

• नरा: O two men (dual)
• नरा: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर

• दिवः: of heaven
• दिवः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (दिव् ‘sky, heaven’)

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• प्रसन्ता: the two gracious/propitious ones
• प्रसन्ता: विशेषण (of the invoked pair)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्त (प्र-√सम्/शम् ‘to become calm/propitious’)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins
• अश्विना: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन्

• हुवे: I invoke
• हुवे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वे (ह्वयति/ह्वयते)

• जरमाणः: aging, growing old
• जरमाणः: कर्तृ (speaker as subject of ‘praise/invoke’)
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: जरमाण (√जॄ/जर् ‘to grow old’; ‘aging’)

• अर्कैः: with hymns/songs
• अर्कैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क

• या: who (the two, f.)
• या: कर्तृ (of the relative clause)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यस्

• उस्रा: the ruddy lights / dawn-cows
• उस्रा: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उस्र (उसर/उस्रा ‘dawn-light, ruddy’)

• व्युषि: (it) dawned / shone forth
• व्युषि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्युष् (वि-√वस्/उष् ‘to dawn, to shine forth’)

• ज्मः: the earth/ground
• ज्मः: कर्तृ (with ‘व्युषि’ as subject: ‘the earth/ground dawned’ in poetic usage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्म (rare; ‘earth/ground, place’)

• अन्तान्: ends, boundaries
• अन्तान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त

• अन्यु: other, further
• अन्यु: विशेषण (of ‘अन्तान्’)
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: अन्य

• यूयुषतः: the two drove apart / set in motion
• यूयुषतः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यु (युनक्ति) / desiderative stem यूयुष- ‘to set in motion, to separate/drive’

• परि: around, all around
• परि: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: परि

• उरू: broad, wide
• उरू: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरु

• वरांसि: wide spaces/paths (or: boons)
• वरांसि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (वृ ‘to choose’ > ‘choice/gift/boon’; also ‘enclosure, expanse’ in RV)