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Rig Veda 6.19.1: Mandala 6, Sukta 19, Mantra 1

Sukta 6.19

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

महाँ इन्द्रो नृवदा चर्षणिप्रा उत द्विबर्हा अमिनः सहोभिः । अस्मद्र्यग्वावृधे वीर्यायोरुः पृथुः सुकृतः कर्तृभिर्भूत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.19.1

mahā́n índro nṛvadā́ carṣaṇiprā́ utá dvibárhā amínaḥ sáhobhiḥ | asmadryák vāvṛdhe vīryā̀yor úruḥ pṛthúḥ sukṛ́taḥ kartṛ́bhir bhūt ||

Great is Indra with the man-affirming word, the fulfiller of the peoples; and twofold is he, un-diminished by his powers. Turning toward us he has increased for hero-force: wide and broad he becomes, well-made by the makers (the doers of the work).

म॒हाँgreat
म॒हाँ:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नृ॒वदाhaving/bringing men (i.e., rich in heroes/men)
नृ॒वदा:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ-वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नृ’ + वत्)
चर्षणिप्राःfurthering/leading the peoples
चर्षणिप्राः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootचर्षणि-प्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘चर्षणि’ = जनाः/मनुष्याः + ‘प्रा’ = पूरयितृ/प्रेरयितृ)
उतand also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
द्विबर्हाःof double height/might
द्विबर्हाः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि-बर्हस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्वि’ + ‘बर्हस्’ = उन्नतिः/बलम्/विस्तारः)
अमिनःunharming; uninjured; unbroken
अमिनः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Root√मि (मिनाति) + अ- (निषेध) → अमिन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा वैदिक-विशेषणरूपम्
सहोभिःwith powers/strengths
सहोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मद्र्यक्towards us
अस्मद्र्यक्:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/प्रवृत्तिनिर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअस्मद् + र्यक् (अव्यय/विशेषण; ‘towards us’)
वावृधेhas grown; has become strong
वावृधे:
— (क्रिया; कर्ता = इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते)
वीर्यायfor heroism/might
वीर्याय:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन) अथवा प्रयोजन-द्योतक
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुःwide; vast
उरुः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथुःbroad
पृथुः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुकृतःwell-doing; of good deeds
सुकृतः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कृत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु’ + ‘कृत’)
कर्तृभिःby/with doers; by agents
कर्तृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + तृच्)
भूत्became; was
भूत्:
— (क्रिया; कर्ता = इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)

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