Rig Veda 8.62.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 62, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.62
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रो अस्मा उपस्तुतिं भरता यज्जुजोषति । उक्थैरिन्द्रस्य माहिनं वयो वर्धन्ति सोमिनो भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः ॥
Transliteration
pró asmai upástutiṃ bháratā yáj jujoṣáti | ukthaíḥ índrasya mā́hinaṃ váyo vardhanti somíno bhadrā́ índrasya rātáyaḥ ||
Translation
Bring forward to him the hymn of uplift, for he takes delight in it. With the chants the Soma-offerers increase Indra’s greatness and the growth of our being; auspicious are the gifts of Indra.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
अस्मैto him (to this one)
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उपस्तुतिम्praise, hymn of praise
उपस्तुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउप-स्तुति (स्तु √स्तु ‘to praise’)
भरतbear/bring (you all)
भरत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ
यत्which/that
यत्:
—
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्
जुजोषतिhe enjoys, accepts
जुजोषति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जुष्
उक्थैःwith hymns/recitations
उक्थैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
माहिनम्greatness, might
माहिनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमाहिन (from महि ‘greatness, might’)
वयःvital strength, vigor
वयः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्
वर्धन्तिthey increase
वर्धन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध्
सोमिनःSoma-pressers, Soma-offerers
सोमिनः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootसोमिन्
भद्राःauspicious, good
भद्राः:
विशेषण (of रायतयः)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
रायतयःgifts, bounties
रायतयः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootरायति (Vedic plural of ‘रायि/राय’ ‘gift, wealth’; prātipadika: रायति/रायति-)
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