Rig Veda (translation and commentary)
by H. H. Wilson | 1866 | 1,999,864 words | ISBN-10: 8171101380 | ISBN-13: 9788171101382
The Rig-Veda, English translation, including the commentary of Sayana and grammatical analysis. The hyms of the Rigveda Samhita represents some of the oldest and complex of Hindu Sanskrit literature. In ten books, these mantras form the core essence of rituals and ceremonies once widely performed throughout ancient India. This edition contains the...
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Rig Veda 1.81.3
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यदु॒दीर॑� आ॒जयो॑ धृ॒ष्णवे� धीयते॒ धना॑ � यु॒क्ष्व� म॑द॒च्युता� हरी� कं हन�: कं वसौ॑ दधो॒ऽस्माँ इ॑न्द्र॒ वसौ॑ दध� �
यदुदीरत आजयो धृष्णव� धीयत� धन� � युक्ष्वा मदच्युता हरी कं हन� कं वस� दधोऽस्मा� इन्द्र वस� दध� �
yad ܻīٲ Ჹ ṛṣṇa īⲹٱ | ܰṣv 岹ܳ ī 첹� Բ� 첹� vasau dadho 'smām̐ indra vasau 岹� ||
English translation:
“When battles arise, wealth devolves on the victor; yoke your horses, humblers of the pride (of the foe), that you may destroy one and enrich another; plural ce us, Indra, in affluence.�
Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya
Gotama, the son of ūṇa, was the purohita of the kuru and ṛñjⲹ princes, and, in an engagement with other kings, propitiated Indra by this hymn, who, in consequence, gave the victory to the former. kam (whom) is explained by kañcit (anyone, someone), i.e., Indra gives the victory to whomsoever he is plural ased with
Details:
Ṛṣ (sage/seer): gotamo ūṇa� [gotama rāhūgaṇa];ٱ𱹲 (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): Ծṛd貹ṅkپ ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यत� � उ॒त्ऽईर॑ते � आ॒जयः॑ � धृ॒ष्णवे� � धी॒य॒ते॒ � धना॑ � यु॒क्ष्व � म॒द॒ऽच्युता॑ � हरी� इति॑ � कम� � हनः॑ � कम� � वसौ॑ � द॒धः� � अस्मान� � इ॒न्द्र॒ � वसौ॑ � दध� �
यत� � उत्ईरत� � आजयः � धृष्णव� � धीयत� � धन� � युक्ष्� � मदच्युता � हरी इत� � कम� � हन� � कम� � वस� � दध� � अस्मान� � इन्द्र � वस� � दध� �
yat | ut-īrate | Ჹⲹ� | ṛṣṇa | īⲹٱ | | yukṣva | mada-cyutā | ī iti | kam | Բ� | kam | vasau | 岹� | asmān | indra | vasau | 岹�
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 1.81.3 English analysis of grammar]
[adverb]
“once [when]; because; that; if; how.�
[verb], plural, Present indikative
※Բٱ.�
[noun], nominative, plural, masculine
“battle; fight; contest; ᾱ [word]; combat.�
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“brave; ferocious; strong.�
[verb], singular, Indikativ Pr¦s. Passiv
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.�
[noun], instrumental, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; money; treasure; prize; dhana [word]; valuable; dhan; capital; fight.�
[verb], singular, Aorist imperative
“mix; use; endow; yoke; accompany; to practice Yoga; connect; hire; administer; compound; affect; add; concentrate; unite; join; prosecute; combine; supply; compound; attach to; appoint; fill; process; mobilize; mount; complement; eat; join; treat; coincide; affect; challenge.�
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
‼dzܻ.�
[noun], accusative, dual, masculine
“Vishnu; monkey; Krishna; horse; lion; Indra; Hari; Surya; Hari; haritāla; Hari; snake; frog.�
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].�
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“kill; cure; māray; remove; destroy; hit; injure; damage; destroy; paralyze; hurt; forge; beat; cut off; stop; overwhelm; kick; hunt; affect; strike; hammer; love; obstruct; shoot.�
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“what; who; ka [pronoun].�
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.�
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.�
[noun], accusative, plural
“I; mine.�
[noun], vocative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.�
[noun], locative, singular, neuter
“wealth; property; gold; vasu [word]; ruby; treasure; jewel.�
[verb], singular, Present conjunctive (subjunctive)
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.�