Rig Veda 8.62.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 62, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.62
Devata: Indra (implicitly as sakhā/yuj in the second hemistich)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव चष्ट ऋचीषमोऽवताँ इव मानुषः । जुष्ट्वी दक्षस्य सोमिनः सखायं कृणुते युजं भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः ॥
Transliteration
áva caṣṭa ṛcī́ṣamo’vatā́ṃ iva mā́nuṣaḥ | juṣṭvī́ dákṣasya somínaḥ sákhāyaṃ kṛṇute yújaṃ bhadrā́ índrasya rātáyaḥ ||
Translation
ऋचीषमः कविः सामर्थ्यवानिव मानुषो मानुषेष्वव चष्टे। दक्षस्य जुṣṭ्वा सोमिनः इन्द्रं सखायं युजं च कृणुते। भद्राः इन्द्रस्य रातयः।
Word by Word
अवdown; forth (as preverb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (upasarga/preverb)
चष्टेsees; beholds; declares
चष्टे:
Kriyā (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√चक्ष् (चक्षँ दर्शने/वक्तव्ये)
ऋचीषमःthe ṛc-chanting one; the hymn-singer
ऋचीषमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋचीषम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘rich in ṛc-verses’, epithet of a singer/poet)
अवताम्of the helps/protections
अवताम्:
Sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअवत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, protection’)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मानुषःa man; human
मानुषः:
Kartā (in simile/apposition)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘human’)
जुष्ट्वीhaving enjoyed/accepted; having been pleased with
जुष्ट्वी:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)
TypeVerb (non-finite)
Root√जुष् (जुषँ प्रीतिसेवनयोः) → जुष्ट्वि (absolutive/gerund, Vedic)
दक्षस्यof skill/power; of दक्ष
दक्षस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘skill, power, rite-ability’)
सोमिनःof the soma-man (soma-offerer/drinker)
सोमिनः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसोमिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Soma-possessor/drinker/offerer’)
सखायम्a friend
सखायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friend’)
कृणुतेmakes; fashions; makes for oneself
कृणुते:
Kriyā (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)
युजम्a yoked companion; ally
युजम्:
Karma (object-complement with सखायम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘yoked one, companion, ally’)
भद्राःgood; auspicious
भद्राः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of रायतयः)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘auspicious, good’)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रातयःgifts; bounties
रातयः:
Kartā (nominal clause)
TypeNoun
Rootराति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gift, giving, bounty’)
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