Rig Veda 8.61.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 61, Mantra 12

Sukta 8.61

Devata: Indra (as the yoked battle-power and best charioteer)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उग्रं युयुज्म पृतनासु सासहिमृणकातिमदाभ्यम् । वेदा भृमं चित्सनिता रथीतमो वाजिनं यमिदू नशत् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.61.12

Transliteration

ugráṃ yuyujma pṛ́tanāsu sāsahím ṛṇá-kātim ádābhyam | védā bhṛmáṃ cít sánitā rathī́-tamo vā́jinaṃ yám íd ū́ṃ naśat ||

Translation

Zaprzęgamy groźną Moc w bitwach, niezwyciężonego, który przezwycięża, który odcina wiążący dług. On zna nawet zawrótny zamęt i jednak zwycięża; najlepszy z woźniców osiąga obfitość siły, która zaprawdę do niego przychodzi.

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Word by Word

• उग्रं: fierce, mighty
• उग्रं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• युयुज्म: you yoked, you harnessed
• युयुज्म: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)

• पृतनासु: in battles
• पृतनासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृतना (प्रातिपदिक)

• सासहिम्: conquering, overpowering
• सासहिम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: सह् (धातु) → सासहि (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋणकातिम्: the cutting off of debt/obligation; debt-destroying (power)
• ऋणकातिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋणकाति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘debt/obligation’ + ‘cutting off’ sense)

• अदाभ्यम्: unassailable, not to be deceived/overcome
• अदाभ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दभ् (धातु) + अ- (निषेध)

• वेदाः: he knows
• वेदाः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

• भृमम्: onset/impetuous rush; assault (sense: ‘charge, onset’)
• भृमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृम (प्रातिपदिक)

• चित्: even, indeed
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)

• सनिता: winner, gainer
• सनिता: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: सन्/सन् (धातु ‘to win, gain’) → सनितृ/सनिता (कृदन्त)

• रथीतमः: best charioteer, most chariot-skilled
• रथीतमः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तम-प्रत्यय)

• वाजिनम्: the prize-winner; swift/strong one
• वाजिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इदु: just, indeed
• इदु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदु (अव्यय; वैदिक)

• नशत्: reaches, attains
• नशत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु ‘to reach, attain’)