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 3.44.4
Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ज॒ज्ञा॒नो हरि॑तो॒ वृषा॒ विश्व॒मा भा॑ति रोच॒नम् । हर्य॑श्वो॒ हरि॑तं धत्त॒ आयु॑ध॒मा वज्रं॑ बा॒ह्वोर्हरि॑म् ॥
जज्ञानो हरितो वृषा विश्वमा भाति रोचनम् । हर्यश्वो हरितं धत्त आयुधमा वज्रं बाह्वोर्हरिम् ॥
jajñāno harito vṛṣā viśvam ā bhāti rocanam | haryaśvo haritaṃ dhatta āyudham ā vajram bāhvor harim ||
English translation:
“The azure-coloured showerer (of benefits), illumes, as soon as born, the whole luminous region; the lord of the tawny steeds holds in his hands the yellow weapon, the destroying thunderbolt.”
Details:
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): gopavana ātreyaḥ saptavadhrirvā [gopavana ātreya saptavadhrirvā];Devatā (deity/subject-matter): indra:;
Chandas (meter): svarāḍanuṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;
Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:
ज॒ज्ञा॒नः । हरि॑तः । वृषा॑ । विश्व॑म् । आ । भा॒ति॒ । रो॒च॒नम् । हरि॑ऽअश्वः । हरि॑तम् । ध॒त्ते॒ । आयु॑धम् । आ । वज्र॑म् । बा॒ह्वोः । हरि॑म् ॥
जज्ञानः । हरितः । वृषा । विश्वम् । आ । भाति । रोचनम् । हरिअश्वः । हरितम् । धत्ते । आयुधम् । आ । वज्रम् । बाह्वोः । हरिम् ॥
jajñānaḥ | haritaḥ | vṛṣā | viśvam | ā | bhāti | rocanam | hari-aśvaḥ | haritam | dhatte | āyudham | ā | vajram | bāhvoḥ | harim
Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda
[Rigveda 3.44.4 English analysis of grammar]
[verb noun], nominative, singular
“become; originate; be born; transform; happen; result; grow; beget; produce; create; conceive; separate; cause; give birth; grow; produce; generate; be; become; arise; come on.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“green; yellow; fresh; harita [word]; green.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“bull; Indra; stallion; Vṛṣan; man.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“look; shine; show; look like; glitter; reflect.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“light; celestial sphere.”
[noun], nominative, singular, masculine
“Indra; Haryaśva.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“green; yellow; fresh; harita [word]; green.”
[verb], singular, Present indikative
“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”
[noun], accusative, singular, neuter
“weapon; āyudha [word].”
[adverb]
“towards; ākāra; until; ā; since; according to; ā [suffix].”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“vajra; Vajra; vajra; vajra; lightning; abhra; vajramūṣā; diamond; vajra [word]; vajrakapāṭa; vajra; vaikrānta.”
[noun], locative, dual, masculine
“arm; bāhu [word]; elbow; forefoot.”
[noun], accusative, singular, masculine
“reddish brown; yellow; pale; yellow; aureate.”