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 2.12.5
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यं स्मा॑ पृ॒च्छन्ति॒ कुह॒ सेति॑ घो॒रमु॒तेमा॑हु॒र्नैषो अ॒स्तीत्ये॑नम् । सो अ॒र्यः पु॒ष्टीर्विज॑ इ॒वा मि॑नाति॒ श्रद॑स्मै धत्त॒ स ज॑नास॒ इन्द्र॑: ॥
यं स्मा पृच्छन्ति कुह सेति घोरमुतेमाहुर्नैषो अस्तीत्येनम् । सो अर्यः पुष्टीर्विज इवा मिनाति श्रदस्मै धत्त स जनास इन्द्रः ॥
yaṃ smā pṛcchanti kuha seti ghoram utem āhur naiṣo astīty enam | so aryaḥ puṣṭīr vija ivā mināti śrad asmai dhatta sa janāsa indraḥ ||
English translation:
“He, whom, terrible, they ask for, (saying), Where is he? or, verily, they say of him, he is not (in any one plural ce); but who, inflicting (chastisement), destroys the cherisshed (treasures) of the enemy; in him have faith; for he, men, is Indra.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaḥ [gṛtsamada śaunaka];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
यम् । स्म॒ । पृ॒च्छन्ति॑ । कुह॑ । सः । इति॑ । घो॒रम् । उ॒त । ई॒म् । आ॒हुः॒ । न । ए॒षः । अ॒स्ति॒ । इति॑ । ए॒न॒म् । सः । अ॒र्यः । पु॒ष्टीः । विजः॑ऽइव । आ । मि॒ना॒ति॒ । श्रत् । अ॒स्मै॒ । ध॒त्त॒ । सः । ज॒ना॒सः॒ । इन्द्रः॑ ॥
यम् । स्म । पृच्छन्ति । कुह । सः । इति । घोरम् । उत । ईम् । आहुः । न । एषः । अस्ति । इति । एनम् । सः । अर्यः । पुष्टीः । विजःइव । आ । मिनाति । श्रत् । अस्मै । धत्त । सः । जनासः । इन्द्रः ॥
yam | sma | pṛcchanti | kuha | saḥ | iti | ghoram | uta | īm | āhuḥ | na | eṣaḥ | asti | iti | enam | saḥ | aryaḥ | puṣṭīḥ | vijaḥ-iva | ā | mināti | śrat | asmai | dhatta | saḥ | janāsaḥ | indraḥ
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 2.12.5 English analysis of grammar]
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“who; which; yat [pronoun].”
[adverb]
[verb], plural, Present indikative
“ask; ask; ask; consult; interrogate.”
[adverb]
“wherein.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“awful; dangerous; terrific; intense; dreadful.”
[adverb]
“and; besides; uta [indecl.]; similarly; alike; even.”
[adverb]
[verb], plural, Perfect indicative
“describe; state; say; enumerate; call; name; teach; tell; deem; explain; say; define.”
[adverb]
“not; like; no; na [word].”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); etad [word].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“be; exist; become; originate; happen; result; be; dwell; be born; stay; be; equal; exist; transform.”
[adverb]
“thus; so; iti [word].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.).”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], genitive, singular, masculine
[noun], accusative, plural, feminine
“prosperity; growth; increase; puṣṭi; luxury; wealth; comfort; increase; corpulence.”
[noun], accusative, plural, masculine
“vij.”
[adverb]
“like; as it were; somehow; just so.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“transgress; damage.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
[noun], dative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); here.”
[verb], plural, Present imperative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”
[noun], vocative, plural, masculine
“people; national; man; relative; jan; Janaloka; person; jana [word]; man; attendant; Jana; foreigner; inhabitant; group.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; leader; best; king; first; head; self; indra [word]; Indra; sapphire; fourteen; guru.”