Rig Veda 8.68.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 68, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.68
Rishi: Priyamedha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Virāḍ-anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परोमात्रमृचीषममिन्द्रमुग्रं सुराधसम् । ईशानं चिद्वसूनाम् ॥
Transliteration
paró-mātram ṛcī́ṣamam índram ugráṃ su-rā́dhasam | ī́śānaṃ cid vásūnām ||
Translation
Indra, supremo além de toda medida, riquíssimo no poder da Palavra (Vāc), o formidável de plenitudes perfeitas—ele é, em verdade, o soberano até de todos os tesouros do Ser.
Word by Word
प॒रःbeyond, further, exceedingly
प॒रः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक) / अव्यय-प्रयोग
मात्रम्measure; only, merely; to the full extent
मात्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमात्र (प्रातिपदिक) < मा (मापन) भावार्थ
ऋचीषम्rich in hymns/verses; hymn-possessing
ऋचीषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऋचीष (प्रातिपदिक) < ऋच्/ऋच्- (ऋक्) + ईष (समास/प्रत्यय) ‘ऋच्-समृद्ध’
अम्(particle; metrical filler)
अम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअम् (निपात/पादपूरक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रम्mighty, fierce
उग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुराधसम्of good bounty; very generous
सुराधसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + राधस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दान/समृद्धि’
ईशानम्ruling, sovereign; lord
ईशानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक) < √ईश् (ईशते ‘to rule, be master’) क्त/शानच्-भाव
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
वसूनाम्of the goods/wealth; of the Vasus (wealths)
वसूनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
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