Rig Veda 8.62.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 62, Mantra 3

Sukta 8.62

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अहितेन चिदर्वता जीरदानुः सिषासति । प्रवाच्यमिन्द्र तत्तव वीर्याणि करिष्यतो भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः ॥

Transliteration

ahiténa cid árvātā jīrá-dānuḥ siṣāsati | pravā́cyam indra tát tava vīryā̀ṇi kariṣyató bhadrā́ índrasya rātáyaḥ ||

Translation

Even with an unfriendly steed, the swift giver strives to win; O Indra, that is to be proclaimed—your heroic powers for the doer who would accomplish. Auspicious are the gifts of Indra.

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Word by Word

• अहि॑तेन: with the unharmed / with the uninjured (one)
• अहि॑तेन: करण
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अहित (a-hita < √धा/√हि ‘to place’ with neg. a-)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (particle)

• अर्व॑ता: with a steed / by a horse
• अर्व॑ता: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वत्

• जी॒रदा॑नुः: having swift-flowing gifts / of quick bounty
• जी॒रदा॑नुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर-दानु (compound; prātipadika)

• सिषासति: strives / desires (to win/attain)
• सिषासति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सास् (desiderative) / √शास्? (Vedic desiderative formation)

• प्र॒वाच्य॑म्: to be proclaimed / worthy to be spoken
• प्र॒वाच्य॑म्: कर्म (of implied ‘to be spoken’)
• Type: Verbal adjective
• Root: प्र-√वच् → वाच्य (gerundive/necessitative)

• इन्द्र॒: O Indra
• इन्द्र॒: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म/विषय
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• तव: of you / your
• तव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• वी॒र्या॑णि: heroic deeds / powers
• वी॒र्या॑णि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य

• करिष्य॒तः: of (him) who will do / about to accomplish
• करिष्य॒तः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √कृ

• भ॒द्राः: auspicious / good
• भ॒द्राः: कर्तृ (predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र

• इन्द्र॑स्य: of Indra
• इन्द्र॑स्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• रा॒तयः: gifts / bestowals
• रा॒तयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: राति